Hokuriku Heavy Industries  has constructed two battery-powered shunting locomotives for the Japanese company J-TREC, according to the railway portal Railway Supply.

Battery-powered shunting locomotives

These locomotives serve as replacements for diesel locomotives used in transporting cargo to the Jimmudai Station in Kanagawa Prefecture, located 5 km from the Hokuriku factory.

Each of the four-axle locomotives, known as ECOMO (with the designation HEZF-55LPC), is equipped with a 355 kW permanent magnet synchronous traction motor.

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The technical equipment, including the motor, converters, and control system, is provided by Yaskawa Electric.

Lithium-ion batteries are located in the front section of the locomotive hoods and are charged overnight.

J-TREC, a subsidiary of the railway operator JR East, is involved in the production of passenger trains, including high-speed trains.

Meanwhile, Hokuriku Heavy Industries specializes in manufacturing shunting locomotives, traction modules, and track machines.

Photo: J-TREC, Takashi Maesato / modelernahibi

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