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73201 at Woking
A British Rail Class 73 electro-diesel locomotive

An Electro-diesel locomotive is an electric locomotive which also has a diesel engine. The diesel engine is used when an electricity supply from overhead lines or a third rail is not available.

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  • Amtrak 704

    A GE P32AC-DM, an example of an electro-diesel locomotive

  • Serie 1900 de FEVE en El Berrón (mercancías)

    Double FEVE electro-diesel locomotive 1915 at El Berrón (Spain)

  • Bombardier ALP-45DP at Innotrans 2010

    Bombardier ALP-45DP at the Innotrans convention in Berlin

  • E6013 at Rowsley South

    British Rail Class 73, no. E6013 (73107) at Rowsley South, on the Peak Railway on 17 April 2003. This locomotive was on loan from Fragonset Railways, and has since returned to main-line service with RT Rail.

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    Pesa Marathon at Inowrocław, working a goods train during tests by Lotos Kolej

  • Tem 346

    Light dual-mode (electric and diesel) shunter SBB Tem III 346 at work

  • OPE1-393

    RZD OPE1 electro-diesel locomotive

  • ЭД18-003

    ED18 (ЭД18) electro-diesel

  • GE Genesis P32AC-DM 202 MNCRR Ossining

    Metro-North's GE Genesis P32AC-DM at Ossining station

  • New Haven 140 Unique Budd

    New Haven #140 "Roger Williams", unique Budd railcar-based train at Danbury Railway Museum, US-CT.

  • SAR Class 38-000 38-008

    Spoornet Class 38-000 38-008 in electric mode at Sentrarand, Gauteng, ZA

  • WDAP5 71000

    A WDAP-5 await testing at Banaras Locomotive Works, Varanasi.

  • RailPower Green Goat

    Railpower Technologies Green Goat hybrid switching locomotive GG20B

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