Vossloh Eurolight

As Euro Light ( own spelling: EURO LIGHT ) identified by the manufacturer Vossloh España, SA four-axle diesel-electric locomotives for freight and passenger traffic.

Specifications

In December 2009, the manufacturer announced the development of a four-axle diesel locomotive with an axle load of less than 20 t. The new model takes advantage of partial components of previous models Euro 4000 and Euro 3000 and supplemented it down.

The following year, the series was presented to the public at InnoTrans and then completed first licensing runs in Germany and Italy. The Euro Light is available as a pure cargo version or for the passenger with a train heating of 500 kW. As a diesel engine comes in two variants, a Caterpillar C175 to Stage IIIa emissions standard with a 12 - or 16 - cylinders and a capacity of 2,300 or 2,800 kW are used, which drives a generator four traction motors from ABB with an output of 600 kW. With an announced 20 - cylinder engine, the engine output rises to 3,500 kW. Depending on the intended use, the locomotive at speeds of 120 km / h ( freight) or 140-200 km / h (passenger ) can be designed. Use in double header is possible.

Variants

The ordered by the first customer DRS variant was named UKLight. This 85 -ton version for freight and passenger makes 2,800 kW, has a tank capacity of 5,000 liters and reaches the time being 160 km / h A later conversion for 200 km / h is possible. The first units to be delivered in 2013.

Under the name Asialight a variant was introduced for the Southeast Asian region for InnoTrans 2012. These six-axle version with narrow gauge bogies has a mass of 96 t. On the drive side engines from MTU, Cummins or Caterpillar with an output of 1,800 kW to 2,800 kW are installed.