20.09.2021
Artikel Nummer: 37745
FLXdrive locomotive to operate in Pilbara region
The Australian mining company Roy Hill is the first to purchase Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive, the world’s first 100% battery, heavy-haul locomotive for the region and the mining industry. It will operate from the mine in the Pilbara region of West Australia to Port Hedland.
Roy Hill will receive the Wabtec locomotive, which has an energy capacity of 7 MWh, in 2023. It is an upgrade from the 2.4-MWh prototype that was successfully tested in revenue service with a Class 1 railway in USA earlier this year. The FLXdrive will replace one of the four diesel locomotives in Roy Hill's fleet. (ben)