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14th June 2008, 04:20 PM

"Matthew Geier" <matthew@no.sleeper.no.apana.no.org.no.au> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:46:24 +1000, Uncle Joe wrote:
>
>> GE in the United States is working on a Hybrid diesel/electric loco that
>> they claim will be quieter and use 10-15% less fuel. Just think a Toyota
>> Prius on a large scale.
>
> Not really the same - the Hybrids are intended to be shunters to be used
> in California which is moving towards extremely strict emissions
> controls.

No, They are working on a full scale Hybrid Loco not just a shunting loco.
They claim it will also be much quieter when going through towns as well as
the fuel savings. They expect a release in about 2 years..

14th June 2008, 04:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Uncle Joe Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Hybrid Loco "Matthew Geier" <matthew@no.sleeper.no.apana.no.org.no.au> wrote in message news:4852e508$0$30463$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u... > On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:46:24 +1000, Uncle Joe wrote: > >> GE in the United States is working on a Hybrid diesel/electric loco that >> they claim will be quieter and use 10-15% less fuel. Just think a Toyota >> Prius on a large scale. > > Not really the same - the Hybrids are intended to be shunters to be used > in California which is moving towards extremely strict emissions > controls. No, They are working on a full scale Hybrid Loco not just a shunting loco. They claim it will also be much quieter when going through towns as well as the fuel savings. They expect a release in about 2 years..