Another order for Wabtec’s FLXdrive locomotives

Jack Burke Senior Editor, Compressor Tech2

17 January 2022

Battery powered trains will join diesel-electrics now in use

Mining company BHP Western Australia Iron Ore has ordered two FLXdrive battery locomotives from Wabtec.

The 100% battery-powered locomotives will be delivered in 2023 and will offer an energy capacity of 7 megawatt hours (MWh). Based on the topography of the route and BHP’s rail operations, the FLXdrive is…

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