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Re: Diesel-Hydraulic vs Diesel-Electric
Author: Max Wyss
Date: 11-03-2015 - 17:16

Maintenance is definitely an aspect, and the NIH syndrome too.

One thing to keep in mind is that in Germany, the power-to-weight ratio is way higher than in the US, which means that the trains will also run faster. DH does better at higher speeds, whereas DE can do OK at lower speeds, particularly with modern power electronics.

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  Diesel-Hydraulic vs Diesel-Electric mook 11-03-2015 - 15:08
  Re: Diesel-Hydraulic vs Diesel-Electric Espee99 11-03-2015 - 15:49
  Re: Diesel-Hydraulic vs Diesel-Electric Max Wyss 11-03-2015 - 17:16
  Re: Diesel-Hydraulic vs Diesel-Electric E 11-03-2015 - 17:43
  RDC power train Bruce Butler 11-03-2015 - 18:47
  Re: Diesel-Hydraulic vs Diesel-Electric George Andrews 11-03-2015 - 21:39
  Re: Diesel-Hydraulic vs Diesel-Electric Westin Ashahr 11-04-2015 - 10:28
  Re: Diesel-Hydraulic vs Diesel-Electric An Observer 11-04-2015 - 13:49
  Re: Diesel-Hydraulic vs Diesel-Electric George Andrews 11-04-2015 - 19:08
  Re: Diesel-Hydraulic vs Diesel-Electric mook 11-04-2015 - 20:33
  Re: Diesel-Hydraulic vs Diesel-Electric fkrock 11-05-2015 - 09:22
  Re: Diesel-Hydraulic maintenance Edward 11-05-2015 - 10:39
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