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Oct 31 2019

First Baltic LNG locomotives to run next summer

Estonian freight carrier Operail has entered into a cooperation agreement with the Latvian company DiGas to develop the first cargo-carrying LNG freight locomotive in the Baltics region. Previously, the gas technology was tested and used on shunting locomotives.

 

Adding the LNG system to freight locomotives is a landmark event in Baltic railway transportation and the railway sector in general, according to Operail. On average, an LNG locomotive uses 30% less fuel and emits 20% less carbon dioxide and 70% less sulphur dioxide. Read more

 

 

Source: ITJ