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Aren't most trains electric anyway? Over here(in Poland) I don't think I've ever seen a train that doesn't run on electricity.

Dunedan 3y ago
> The Polish railways network consists of around 18,510 kilometres (11,500 mi) of track as of 2019, of which 11,998 km (7,455 mi) is electrified. [1] As only ~65% of the polish rail network are electrified, I'm sure there are still plenty of Diesel powered trains operating in Poland. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Poland
- victorbjorklund 3y ago
  Technically I think diesel powered trains are just eletrical trains with a diesel generator.
kzrdude 3y ago
Lots of danish trains are still diesel
hawski 3y ago
This one is diesel even if it is under overhead lines: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:SA132-008_Pozna%C5%84_RB8.JPG https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:SA132-008_Pozna%C5%84_RB8... Some more: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_spalinowych_zespo%C5%82%C3%B3w_trakcyjnych_i_wagon%C3%B3w_eksploatowanych_w_Polsce https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_spalinowych_zespo%C5%82%... This view was common for me some years ago: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/SM42#/media/File:SM42-838_Grudziadz_Poc._Czersk_-_Grudziadz.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/SM42#/media/File:SM42-838...
- kube-system 3y ago
  That seems like a silly choice, since most diesel trains are diesel-electric... which is a design that can easily be modified to run dual-mode.
  - dontlaugh 3y ago
    They probably mean diesel despite the picture chosen not making it obvious.
    - kube-system 3y ago
      ??? They said diesel.
      - dontlaugh 3y ago
        Yes. They’re saying that it’s an example of a diesel locomotive, despite the picture suggesting it may be electric only.
        kube-system 3y ago
        I translated the polish language page it is on and it sounds like it is diesel with a mechanical drive.
        hawski 3y ago
        If I understand correctly those are just somewhat cheaper per unit and some of them do run on lines that are not electrified. So it happens that a diesel train runs entirely (or often partially) on electrified lines like in the photo I gave. I said "diesel" as a mental shortcut for diesel and diesel-electric, but certainly not for electro-diesel.

Dunedan 3y ago

> The Polish railways network consists of around 18,510 kilometres (11,500 mi) of track as of 2019, of which 11,998 km (7,455 mi) is electrified. [1] As only ~65% of the polish rail network are electrified, I'm sure there are still plenty of Diesel powered trains operating in Poland. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Poland

victorbjorklund 3y ago
Technically I think diesel powered trains are just eletrical trains with a diesel generator.

kzrdude 3y ago

Lots of danish trains are still diesel

hawski 3y ago

This one is diesel even if it is under overhead lines: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:SA132-008_Pozna%C5%84_RB8.JPG https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:SA132-008_Pozna%C5%84_RB8... Some more: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_spalinowych_zespo%C5%82%C3%B3w_trakcyjnych_i_wagon%C3%B3w_eksploatowanych_w_Polsce https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_spalinowych_zespo%C5%82%... This view was common for me some years ago: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/SM42#/media/File:SM42-838_Grudziadz_Poc._Czersk_-_Grudziadz.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/SM42#/media/File:SM42-838...

kube-system 3y ago
That seems like a silly choice, since most diesel trains are diesel-electric... which is a design that can easily be modified to run dual-mode.
- dontlaugh 3y ago
  They probably mean diesel despite the picture chosen not making it obvious.
  - kube-system 3y ago
    ??? They said diesel.
    - dontlaugh 3y ago
      Yes. They’re saying that it’s an example of a diesel locomotive, despite the picture suggesting it may be electric only.
      - kube-system 3y ago
        I translated the polish language page it is on and it sounds like it is diesel with a mechanical drive.
        hawski 3y ago
        If I understand correctly those are just somewhat cheaper per unit and some of them do run on lines that are not electrified. So it happens that a diesel train runs entirely (or often partially) on electrified lines like in the photo I gave. I said "diesel" as a mental shortcut for diesel and diesel-electric, but certainly not for electro-diesel.