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27-795: The HB-E300 series ( HB-E300系 ) is a hybrid diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on "resort train" services on scenic lines in Japan since October 2010. The HB-E300 series is based on the KiHa E200 hybrid DMU type introduced on the Koumi Line in 2007. One 2-car train is used on the Ōito Line ; two 2-car trains are used on the Tsugaru and Ōminato Lines ; and two 4-car trains are used on Gonō Line Resort Shirakami services, replacing earlier KiHa 48 DMU trainsets. The use of hybrid technology

54-401: A KiYa E991 "NE Train" ("New Energy Train") railcar, testing the system performance in cold regions. The design had two 65-kilowatt fuel cells and six hydrogen tanks under the floor, with a lithium-ion battery on the roof. The test train was capable of 100 kilometres per hour (60 mph) with a range of 50–100 kilometres (31–62 mi) between hydrogen refills. Research was underway into

81-482: A Resort Asunaro set, the Hinabi set carries a red-on-white livery inspired by the mountains and rivers. It entered revenue service on 23 December 2023. Car 1 is a "Green car" and consists of semi-compartment seating bays. Car 2 is a standard-class car and consists of 2+2 abreast reclining seating throughout. Set AH2, a former Resort Asunaro set, was converted to become the two-car Satono ( さとの ) train for use in

108-518: A bank of high-capacity batteries that GE was constructing to achieve its fuel savings and to achieve higher emissions standards than previous ordinary diesel locomotives. It was expected to join GE's current line of Evolution Series locomotives as of May 2007 . The city of Savannah, Georgia tested the operation of a W class Melbourne tram in service as a biodiesel fuelled hybrid with on board battery storage in late 2008. Regular service along

135-897: A diesel hybrid drive. In 2004, Railpower Technologies , a Canadian company, began running pilots in the United States with the Green Goat shunting locomotives. The trials led to orders by the Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific Railways, starting in early 2005. These diesel-electric hybrid trains are expected to cut emissions by up to 90 percent and to decrease fuel consumption by up to sixty percent, when compared to conventional diesel-powered locomotives. The "Green Goat" locomotives were intended to be used in marshalling yards. General Electric (GE) put their hybrid locomotive on display at Los Angeles Union Station on May 24, 2007. The locomotive used regenerative braking and

162-590: A different headlight design than older HB-E300 series sets. It was built by Niigata Transys in 2019, and entered revenue service on 5 October 2019. The Kairi set is formed as follows, with car 1 at the Sakata end. Each car features different internal facilities. Cars 1 and 3 are equipped with toilets. The two-car Hinabi ( ひなび ) train for use in Iwate and Aomori was announced by JR East in November 2022. Formerly

189-461: Is a standard-class car and consists of 32 reclining seats arranged in a 2+2 configuration and two single reclining seats. Hybrid train Surplus energy from the power source, or energy derived from regenerative braking , charges the storage system. During acceleration, stored energy is directed to the transmission system, boosting that available from the main power source. In existing designs,

216-491: Is designed to reduce exhaust emissions by at least 30% to 40% and noise levels by at least 10 dB compared with existing Class DE10 diesel locomotives. Sinara transport machines is developing the TEM9H, a hybrid version of its TEM9 series diesel shunting locomotives , at its Lyudinovsky Locomotive Plant . This is a 1,200 horsepower, four-axle, locomotive with lithium-ion batteries , supercondensers and AC motors. It

243-476: Is designed to reduce fuel consumption by 10% compared with the existing Resort Shirakami trains, reduce NOx emissions by 60%, and reduce noise levels by 20 dB while idling at stations and by 30 dB when accelerating from standstill. Seating in open saloon cars features reclining/rotating seating in 2+2 configuration with a seat pitch of 1,200 mm (47 in). The four-car Resort Shirakami sets include compartment accommodation. The two-car train for

270-604: Is formed as follows with car 1 at the Akita/Aomori end. The four-car Kairi ( 海里 ) train was announced by JR East in October 2018, developed around the cuisine of Niigata and Shonai , as well as the scenery of the Sea of Japan . Intended to operate between Niigata and Sakata stations on Fridays, Saturdays, and holidays, the exterior features an orange-and-white colour scheme, inspired by sunset and snow. The set features

297-517: Is formed as follows. The four-car Resort Shirakami - Buna train for use on the Gono Line was built jointly by J-TREC (cars 1, 2, and 4) at its Yokohama factory and JR East's Akita Works (car 3) in 2016. The train entered service on 16 July 2016, replacing the earlier KiHa 48 four-car DMU trainset previously used. The exterior livery and interior design of this set was overseen by Ken Okuyama Design . The four-car Resort Shirakami – Buna set

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324-482: Is planned to be in production early in 2013. A Sunday-service operated on the Stourbridge Town Branch Line for a period of two years, using a flywheel -based energy storage system built by Parry People Movers . In 2008, a pair of British Rail Class 139 railcars were ordered to provide full service on the branch line from 2009 onwards. During 2007, a modified Class 43 power car ran on

351-523: Is scheduled to enter service in the first quarter of 2024. JR East announced on 1 June 2023 that these sets would make their final trips in revenue service on 20 August of that year, ahead of their remodels. The four-car Resort Shirakami – Aoike train for use on the Gono Line was delivered from Tokyu Car 's Yokohama factory to JR East's Akita Depot in September 2010. It entered service from 4 December 2010. The four-car Resort Shirakami – Aoike set

378-709: Is similar in design to the mechanical part of the Hybrid Synergy Drive , was used in the United Kingdom and tested in New Zealand in a NZR RM class railcar . In 1986, Czechoslovak locomotive manufacturer ČKD built a prototype hybrid shunting locomotive termed the DA 600. The locomotive was powered a 190 kW diesel engine and four electric motors , with a maximum overall power 360 kW powered from batteries. The batteries were recharged while

405-568: The Great Central Railway and then as part of the Network Rail New Measurement Train (a 200-kilometre per hour track-recording train). The Hitachi developed system used a battery-assisted diesel-electric drive system; the hope being that it would demonstrate a cut in emissions by up to 50 percent and a reduction in fuel consumption costs of 20 percent. The modified locomotive, named Hayabusa ,

432-734: The River Street Streetcar started on February 11, 2009. Hitachi Hybrid trains began construction in July 2019. They will be available throughout Greece from 2022. Between 2021 and 2022, the French regions of Centre-Val de Loire , Occitanie , Nouvelle Aquitaine and Grand Est in partnership with SNCF and Alstom , will start test runs using an hybrid Regiolis railcar (Diesel/Battery), before starting regular service on 2023. Progress Rail delivered two hybrid EMD GT38H locomotives to Brazil around October of 2023, making them

459-600: The Fukushima, Miyagi and Yamagata areas. The set entered revenue service on 6 April 2024 on the Ban'etsu West Line . Car 1 carries a green livery inspired by the lush green mountains and rice fields in the Tohoku region while Car 2 carries a blue livery inspired by the pure water, clear air and deep sea. Car 1 is a "Green car" with a capacity of 25 passengers that consists of semi-compartment seating bays and three single seats. Car 2

486-464: The concept is found in hybrid automobiles, such as the Chevrolet Volt . The Patton Motor Car, manufactured by Patton Motor Company , was a gas-electric hybrid system, although the term hybrid was not yet in use. William H. Patton filed for a patent on February 25, 1889; the drawings on his patent application resemble later descriptions of his first prototype. Patton built a tram car that

513-555: The diesel engine was running, by regenerative braking or from external electric power. After tests on the Railway test circuit Velim and some minor tweaks, the locomotive was lent to the Olomouc train depot and successfully operated there for ten years. Czechoslovak socialist economics failed to start mass production, mainly because of a lack of proper battery manufacturing capacities. In May 2003, JR East started test runs using

540-588: The opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen extension to Shin-Aomori . The two-car Resort Asunaro sets are formed as follows. In November 2022, JR East announced that the Resort Asunaro sets would be remodelled for two new sightseeing trains: Hinabi ( ひなび ) and Satono ( さとの , stylized in all uppercase) . The Hinabi set is scheduled to enter service in the final quarter of 2023, and the Satono set

567-437: The storage system can be electric traction batteries , or a flywheel . The energy source is diesel , liquefied petroleum gas , or hydrogen (for fuel cells ) and transmission is direct mechanical , electric or hydrostatic . Diesel electric locomotives may have most of what they need for regenerative braking since they might already use dynamic braking . This uses the traction motors as generators to convert much of

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594-530: The train's kinetic energy to electrical energy, but without a way to store the generated electricity it is simply converted to heat with large rooftop resistor banks and dumped to the atmosphere with the aid of cooling fans. Using a storage system means that a non-fully electric train can use regenerative (as opposed to merely dynamic) braking, and even shut down the main power source whilst idling or stationary. Reducing energy consumption provides environmental benefits and economic savings. A smaller scale version of

621-498: The use of regenerative braking to recharge the test train's batteries, intending to increase the range further. JR had stated that it hoped to introduce the train into scheduled local service during the summer of 2007. Technology tested on this train was incorporated in the KiHa E200 diesel/battery railcars entering service in 2007. The first JR Freight Class HD300 shunting locomotive was delivered from Toshiba on 30 March 2010. The new locomotive uses lithium ion batteries , and

648-823: The Ōito Line is branded Resort View Furusato ( リゾートビューふるさと ) . It was built by Tokyu Car Corporation in Yokohama , and delivered to Nagano in June 2010. The train entered revenue service on 2 October 2010. The two-car Resort View Furusato set is formed as follows. The two 2-car trains for the Tsugaru and Ōminato Lines are branded Resort Asunaro ( リゾートあすなろ ) , named after Aomori's prefectural tree, known as Asunaro in Japanese. They were built by Niigata Transys and were delivered to JR East's Aomori Depot in September 2010, entering service from 4 December 2010, coinciding with

675-625: Was in experimental service in Pullman, Illinois in 1891 and a small Patton locomotive was sold to a street railway company in Cedar Falls, Iowa in 1897. The latter used a 2-cylinder, 25 hp gasoline engine to drive a 220-volt generator that served to charge the 200- Ampere hour 100-cell lead acid battery in parallel with the traction motors. The engine ran at constant speed, with a shunt-wound generator that also served as an electric starter motor. A conventional series-parallel controller

702-465: Was semi-permanently attached to a converted passenger carriage containing the battery bank during the testing period. Since 2015, Vivarail has converted some former London Underground D78 Stock for rural services, branding them as D-Train . Some of these converted Class 230 units employ hybrid diesel-electric series propulsion. In 2022, Chiltern introduced to revenue service a Class 168 whose diesel hydraulic transmission had been retrofitted with

729-409: Was used for the two 35 hp traction motors that drove the wheels of the locomotive. The term mixed drive train came to be used at the turn of twentieth century. The Pieper system was applied to Belgian ( Vicinal tramway ) and French ( Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de Grande Banlieue ) railcars as early as 1911. The Thomas system, manufactured by Thomas Transmission Ltd. of England, which

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