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Tognum to supply drive units for French Railways

Posted on July 09, 2009

Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions, has recently won two rail contracts from Siemens and Bombardier for its Business Unit ‘Engines’. The company is to supply a total of 113 Model 16V 4000 R43 rail engines for the state-owned French railways SNCF.

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68 Motor- und Generatoreinheiten auf Basis des mtu-Bahnmotors 16V 4000 R43 werden von Siemens und Alstom Transport SA in die gemeinsam entwickelten dieselelektrischen Frachtlokomotiven vom Typ BB 475000 eingebaut. Siemens Transportation Systems and Alstom Transport SA are to install 68 engine & generator units, based on mtu 16V 4000 R43 rail engines, in their jointly-developed Type BB 475000 diesel-electric freight locomotives. JPG, 2 MB

Insgesamt 45 Bahnmotoren vom Typ 16V 4000 R43 mit einer Leistung von 2.400 kW (3.264 PS) werden die dieselelektrische Lokomotive TRAXX DE von Bombardier antreiben. A total of 45 Model 16V 4000 R43 rail engines, each producing 2,400kW (3,218 bhp), will power Bombardier s diesel electric TRAXX DE locomotives. JPG, 1 MB

Die Bahn-Dieselmotoren der mtu-Baureihe 4000 R43 sind als 8-, 12-, 16- und 20-Zylinder-Variante erhältlich und leisten zwischen 1.000 und 3.000 kW (im Bild ein Bahnmotor vom Typ 16V 4000 R43). mtu s Series 4000 R43 rail diesels are available in 8, 12, 16 and 20-cylinder configurations producing between 1,000 and 3,000kW (pictured above: Model 16V 4000 R43 rail engine). JPG, 394 KB

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  • Siemens and Bombardier order 113 mtu Model 16V 4000 R43 rail engines
  • Enhanced-performance drive units comply with European Emissions Stage IIIa using in-engine technology only

Friedrichshafen, 9 July 2009. Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions, has recently won two rail contracts from Siemens and Bombardier for its Business Unit ‘Engines’. The company is to supply a total of 113 Model 16V 4000 R43 rail engines for the state-owned French railways SNCF.

The first order is for 68 engine and generator units known as mtu PowerModules, which are earmarked for installation in Type BB 475000 diesel-electric freight locomotives jointly developed by Siemens und Alstom Transport SA. A second order, for 45 mtu engines for its TRAXX F 140 DE diesel-electric locomotive, has been placed by Bombardier Transportation.

Delivery of the drive units for the Siemens locomotives has been underway since the beginning of June 2009 whilst the first engines for Bombardier will leave the plant in December 2009. The vehicles will go into service from 2010, primarily as freight locomotives with the French national railway company SNCF in France and in the French-German cross-border rail network.

mtu’s 16V 4000 R43 rail diesels, which produce 2,400 kW (3,218 bhp), achieve the world’s best power/weight ratio in their class. In order to meet the increased demands of European Emissions Stage IIIa regulations on nitrogen oxide reduction which came into force at the beginning of 2009, these mtu units utilize in-engine technology only. Diesel particulate emissions have also been significantly reduced.

All this means that the biggest French rail operator is able to replace obsolete diesel locomotive series and transport more freight per journey whilst simultaneously improving environmental performance.
Wolfgang Boller Spokesman Regional and Business Media
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