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Re: NJT “River Line” Stadler DEMUs getting old Tier I engines swapped out for Tier IV |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Wed Jan 15 08:48:22 2020, in response to Re: NJT “River Line” Stadler DEMUs getting old Tier I engines swapped out for Tier IV, posted by nasadowsk on Tue Jan 14 21:09:23 2020. FRA is silent on the emissions issue.This is simply budget journalism that is pretty much forwarding an NJT press release where a manager is trying to build up their resume. RiverLine trains were built with an end-of-life Daimler-Benz marine diesel that were pretty much out of support a year after the LRV's entered service. The decision was made to use these diesels because they were cheaper. The contract service provider that runs the line (Bombardier I think), has not surprisingly, been having major issues keeping the engines running and after 15 years they need to be replaced or overhauled. Since trying to overhaul a 15 year old German diesel that was out of support 14 years ago is too stupid even for Bombardier, they are looking to purchase a new engine and the only new engines in that class on the market meet Tier IV emissions. So the more accurate headline should read: "NJT “River Line” Stadler DEMUs getting old engines swapped out for new replacement." |
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