31.10.2019
Artikel Nummer: 29511
First Baltic LNG locomotives to run next summer
Estonian freight carrier Operail has entered into a cooperation agreement with the Latvian company DiGas to develop the first cargo-carrying LNG freight locomotive in the Baltics region. Previously, the gas technology was tested and used on shunting locomotives.
Adding the LNG system to freight locomotives is a landmark event in Baltic railway transportation and the railway sector in general, according to Operail. On average, an LNG locomotive uses 30% less fuel and emits 20% less carbon dioxide and 70% less sulphur dioxide.
The first LNG locomotive should be tested in summer 2020 and is expected to start operating in freight transportation in late 2020. (ben)