UK rail freight operator Freightliner has received the first two PowerHaul locomotives manufactured by GE.
The deal marks GE Transportation's entry into the UK and European freight market.
The 129t diesel-electric locomotives feature a V16-cylinder, twin-turbo PowerHaul engine, AC individual-axle traction-control technology and dynamic braking, and are designed for greater hauling capacity and lower fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
The locomotives emit less carbon per gross-tonne mile moved than electric locomotives, are greener all round and over ten times better than their road equivalent, GE said.
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