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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by mathieuholland [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by METRO On the subject of why there are so few US trains on overseas lines, I would think that weight would have much to do with it.(...)[/quote] Well, I think that there are other reasons: * There are enough European train building companies like Alstom, Siemens, Vossloh, Talgo etc. Why should you buy a train on an other continent? * National pride? * American engines are large. Many European railroads are electrified: there is hardly any room for such a large locomotive under the catenary. * European railroads are more focused on passenger traffic than freight. Strong eninges like American ones are not nessecary: passenger trains are not so heavy and require different type of traction. And European builders have a lot of experience in this. And the freight trains are not as long as in de US, thus less heavy. [/quote] True in former times but today ? Neee!! The RR market is a worldwide business! Alsthom and Bombardier have plants in Europe and USA / Canada. EMD sells a lot of Engines to Europe in the last years (Germany, Netherlands and UK) The new loco for the royal train in UK is an EMD!!! And EMD have a GETS was a partner of Henschel (now Bombardier) in Kassel / Germany - The BlueTiger is a redesigned Dash7 in many parts! And Henschel use EMD diesel-engines too !!! <ul><li> The AC Parts in EMD´s SD70MAC are from Siemens </li> <li> The GE Genesis truck was designed by Krupp in Essen / Germany</li> <li> GE´s 6000 hp diesel was designed by MWM DEUTZ in Mannheim / Germany </li> <li> NJT´s new ALP 46 were built by Bombardier in Kassel - the body were built in Poland - and the basicdesign is a German Highspeed electro.</li></ul>
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