posted on 20th Sep 2024 20:52
The surprise of the recent time will certainly be the TRA01 locomotive. This is the first machine from a contract of RATP, which ordered 12 electric shunters for 1.5 kV DC from CAF, also equipped with traction batteries for operation on non-electrified sections. This order, which dates back to February 2017 (!), has not been heard from all along and both the manufacturer and the customer have refused to provide information on the progress of the project. Deliveries were originally scheduled to start in 2019...