Bantugbro
JF-Expert Member
- Feb 22, 2009
- 4,476
- 4,250
Stop being too pedantic,
Coodip 1 has given you the answer, umeshaiosoma?
Sisi tutanunua mchanganyiko wa pure electric trains and hizo dual mode electric/diesel trains as mentioned by coodip1 below:
Coodip 1 has given you the answer, umeshaiosoma?
Diesel-electric locomotives sio dual mode but a diesel generator with electric traction motors for turning the wheels. What you mean is electro-diesel locomotives which are expensive and not widely used. Mpaka saa hii sijaona mpango yoyote ya ku unua locomotives ya TZ SGR na ati mnataka kuanza operatios November..., sioni kama zitakua hybrid locomotives.
Reasons for Kenya to use diesel first
1. Cheap to begin, no power lines to construct saa hii.
2. Kenya haina base load power reserves big enough to sustain reliable SGR trains. Maybe by 2025.
3. Diesel trains bado zitafanya kazi on electrified paths, so upgrades zinaeza fanywa pole pole.
4. Easier to do double stacking
5. Reliable and power grid issues independent. Kaxi haisimami the whole route
Sisi tutanunua mchanganyiko wa pure electric trains and hizo dual mode electric/diesel trains as mentioned by coodip1 below:
View attachment 1142849
Soma tuu hayo maelezo ya locomotives with duo power ujielimishe kdg uache ubishi