The Fell differential gearbox. All diesel locomotive designs struggle with the problem of transmitting the huge torque required to start a fully loaded train at low speeds, and because of the huge ...

A single modern diesel freight locomotive can deliver upwards of 50 tons of forward force (called tractive effort) into the ...

To the study There are currently around 2,700 diesel locomotives still in active shunting service throughout Germany. Some of these locomotives were built before 1972 without emissions regulation. In ...

This latest step is part of Bavaria's strategy to eliminate diesel ... MS locomotives along with comprehensive service ...