Bombardier Transportation has presented at Vado Ligure site in Italy its new Traxx DC3 locomotive which will enter freight transport market. Mercitalia Rail, Captrain Italy and GTS are the first rail operators to have enhanced their freight service by purchasing the new Traxx DC3.
For greater efficiency and lower operation costs, the Traxx DC3 has been designed around the freight industry’s latest digital maintenance solutions. Intelligent platforms based on Conditional Based Maintenance, Big Data and IoT technology correlate data coming from the vehicle and the rail infrastructure to monitor the vehicle’s health in real-time, predicting maintenance interventions, while guaranteeing maximum fleet performance and availability.
The locomotive is “able to maximize energy efficiency, ensuring greater load, traction capacity and lower energy consumption. One of the locomotive’s most interesting features is its Last Mile function that offers new logistical concepts by enabling the locomotive to easily bridge non-electrified track sections often found in ports or freight terminals. This optional feature can even be installed as a post-delivery upgrade,” said Luigi Corradi, CEO of Bombardier Transportation, Italy.
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