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Do any of the 8100/8500 DART EMUs have AC motors

dowlingm · 2013-04-15 16:53:29

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/south-west-trains-emus-to-get-ac-traction-equipment.html Porterbrook are retrofitting some of their 750v DC powered sets with inverters and AC motors, claiming a possible 20% energy saving. Would this be a possibility for the 8500s when they hit refit? I guess…

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http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/south-west-trains-emus-to-get-ac-traction-equipment.html

Porterbrook are retrofitting some of their 750v DC powered sets with inverters and AC motors, claiming a possible 20% energy saving. Would this be a possibility for the 8500s when they hit refit? I guess if the 8100s didn't get this when they had that big refit a few years back it's probably not worth looking at now.

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All 8500s Darts have AC traction motors only 8100 have DC motors.

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