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robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 | Our mission statement

Maintain and enhance our position as the leading University based Railway Research Centre in Europe

to be globally recognised and respected as a Rail Research Centre through our innovation, quality and engineering excellence

robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 A bit of history…

robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 Our themes

Research | education | strategy | consulting

robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 Overview.

robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 Barrow Hill Test Centre

robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre: A full scale test facility.

 Working railway centre.

 14 acre site just outside Chesterfield, Derbyshire.

 Connected to mainline railway network.

 Undercover vehicle accommodation, including maintenance pits and ancillary services.

 Sidings and yards.

 Over 1 mile of running track.

 Engineering workshops.

 Professional on-site management.

robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 And today’s topic… REDUCING EMISSIONS: NEXT GENERATION OF AUTONOMOUS PROPULSION SYSTEMS

robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 Legal framework

 UIC II standard for rail diesel locomotives (2003)

 Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) Directive

– Amendment in 2004 lead to stage IIIA (2006 for DMUs and 2009 for locomotives) – Stage IIIB introduced (2012) – In-engine improvements are no longer sufficient = after-treatments need to be used for the first time in railway applications – Stage IIIA and IIIB have been adopted for railway engines above 130kW

robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 Legal framework  Stage IIIA for rail traction engines

Cat. Net Power Date CO HC HC+NOx NOx PM

kW g/kWh

RC A 130 < P 2006.01 3.5 - 4.0 - 0.2

RL A 130 ≤ P ≤ 560 2007.01 3.5 - 4.0 - 0.2

RH A P > 560 2009.01 3.5 0.5* - 6.0* 0.2

* HC = 0.4 g/kWh and NOx = 7.4 g/kWh for engines of P > 2000 kW and D > 5 liters/cylinder

 Stage IIIB for rail traction engines

Cat. Net Power Date CO HC HC+NOx NOx PM

kW g/kWh

RC B 130 < P 2012.01 3.5 0.19 - 2.0 0.025

R B 130 < P 2012.01 3.5 - 4.0 - 0.025

robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 research  A number of key initiatives have been developed recently:

– GREEN-green heavy duty engine (EC, 2004-2008) – Rail Diesel Study by UIC (2006) – CleanER-D, Clean European rail diesel (EC, 2009-2013)  After-treatment technology used/considered:

– EGR – SCR – DPF  There are other solutions such as hybridisation of diesel traction….

– On-board energy storage – Flywheels – Battery – Double-layer capacitors – Other robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 company solution Description Legislation met Availability

Alstom PRIMA II locomotives Diesel locomotives family on the medium and EU Stage IIIA available high power end of the market Bombardier C.L.E.A.N. Diesel vehicle pack The solution uses a SCR system on a 560kW EU Stage IIIA available Diesel engine, reporting compliance with stage IIIB. Already fitted in the Itino DMU fleet EU Stage IIIB available

TRAXX locomotives Diesel locomotives family on the medium and EU Stage IIIA available high power end of the market Caterpillar ACERT™ technology In-engine technology that is applied to its family EU Stage IIIA available of horizontal engines for DMU applications as well as locomotive applications. EU Stage IIIB 2011/12

Cummins QSB, QSK, QSX Engine solutions for a range of railway products. EU Stage IIIA available EGR and DPF after-treatment technologies planned to meet Stage IIIB EU Stage IIIB 2011

EMD Class 66 locomotives EMD locomotive in using a 2420 kW engine. EU Stage IIIA available

Locomotive engine (model 16-710 G3C-U2) High power 16 cylinder engine producing EU Stage IIIA available 3178kW. Used on VOSSLOH’s Euro 4000 locomotives

GE transportation Powerhaul™ locomotives Range of locomotives using V16-cylinder twin- EU Stage IIIA available turbo PowerHaul Series engine EU Stage IIIA available MTU Series 4000 Diesel engine family with 8V, 12V, 16V and 20V EU Stage IIIA available cylinder configurations. EU Stage IIIB 2011/12 PowerPack® 6H1800 Range of engines for DMUs (315-390 kW) EU Stage IIIA available meeting Stage IIIA and able to achieve Stage EU Stage IIIB available IIIB using SCR technology

TEDOM TRAIN242 & 265 Engine solutions for DMUs EU Stage IIIA available Voith Turbo Maxima® locomotives Two engine options with power output of 2750 EU Stage IIIA available kW (Maxima® 30CC) & 3600 kW (Maxima® 40CC).

Vossloh 1700, 2000 and 4000 series Locomotives Diesel locomotives families on the high power EU Stage IIIA available end of the market. DPFs have been used in orders of 1700 Series by SBB robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 conclusions

 Major significant efforts being made to reduce the already outstanding emission levels from rail

 Stage IIIB

 Fuel type can contribute to the reduction of emissions

 Hybridisation

robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 More information…

www.newrail.org

NewRail | Newcastle University | School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering | Stephenson Building | NE1 7RU | UK.

robertopalacín.INNOTRANS.berlin.230910 Contact details.

Roberto Palacin | [email protected] |

Responsible for Rail Systems group | NewRail | Newcastle University | School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering | Stephenson Building | NE1 7RU | UK.

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