30.06.2023
Artikel Nummer: 45830
Hybrid locos for English Channel
Socofer is supplying Eurotunnel with 19 hybrid locomotives that will be used to pull maintenance wagons on the rail tracks between UK and France under the English Channel. The locomotives are equipped with the INT-53 battery pack supplied by Leclanché, a Swiss manufacturer of energy storage solutions.
The battery pack is currently used by rail manufacturers in Europe and North America for rail traction applications in fully electrified and in hybrid configurations. It has successfully passed stringent tests and complies with all international fire safety norms and certifications. (ben)