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¿Anyone knows why SNCF/Alstom keep favoring two locomotives over an EMU design like the Stadler KISS 200? Seems like more passenger space would also help reduce
by fabianhjr 8y ago
¿Anyone knows why SNCF/Alstom keep favoring two locomotives over an EMU design like the Stadler KISS 200? Seems like more passenger space would also help reduce per-passenger cost and increase efficiency.
(Speed difference aside; the current Alstom Euroduplex does 300 kmph and the Stadler KISS 200 does 200 kmph)
- peferron 8y agoAlstom EMU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGV_(train) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGV_(train) SNCF doesn't want it because they believe locomotives are cheaper to maintain and they want double-deckers anyway.
- Symbiote 8y agoLocomotive hauled trains are quieter, as the passengers aren't near motors or the vibrations they cause. As a passenger, I prefer them.