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ARTICLE · 04 SEPTEMBER 2023

Hydrogen-Powered Shunting Operations In Żmigród – Bydgoszcz Pesa's SM42-6Dn

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… or a few words about SM42-6Dn – the first hydrogen-powered shunting locomotive.

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In June this year, the certification process for the first Polish shunting locomotive powered by hydrogen cells was completed. Bydgoszcz Pesa's SM42-6Dn is a four-axis Bo-Bo shunting locomotive in which hydrogen cells with a total power of 170kW power four 180kW asynchronous traction motors, allowing the locomotive to reach a speed of up to 90 km/h. The product of a zero-emission hydrogen-powered railway pilot project, implemented by Pesa in Bydgoszcz since 2019, will soon be put into service. The extensive modernization and rebuilding of a SM42 diesel locomotive bring a revolution regarding the reduction of emissions in rail transport a step closer, and homologation tests completed in June, under the auspices of the Office of Rail Transport, on a test track in Zmigród herald an oncoming change in the rail transport area.

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