Hello evoryone, sorry for not been active on the forum for a while. Here is a picture of a Stadler Euro 6000 (the fully electric version of the EuroDual/Euro 9000) registered in France for DB Cargo France (91 87 0006 007-5 F-TRFSA)(picture from Railcolornews)
Hello people, this is the awsome Medway Euro6000, the "just" electric loco of the Stadler Euro family. This locomotives are just beautiful and such a beasts. C'mon DTG (or some 3third party team (rsslo?!) ) gives us this loco please, specially the Euro 9000!
Hello everyone, I wish you a happy and healthy New Year and the arrival of the Stadler Euro9000 in TSW5.
Hello everyone, sorry for this long period of absence on the forum. I was thinking of a solution to have the Eurodual/Euro9000 set up in TSW5, it wouldn't be bad to have it in an operator pack that would include several locomotives used by one operator (for example a Rail Force One pack, ...). Ideally, this pack should be an “Expert” pack. The only problem is obtaining a license for the company.
and EuroDual 9000 would also be extra complex cos it has dual mode capabilities for traction, and I believe it also has multiple system capabilities for various countries, aka power systems and safety systems... so that would be much harder to do than Expert 101, since you would have to simulate diesel and electric shenanigans, plus everything else
Great suggestion, but sadly, you've confused the Euro 9000 and the EuroDual. These are two separate locomotives, even though they are very similar. The EuroDual was the first locomotive of this family and is only able to run under 15kV and 25kV, as well as diesel power. It's also weaker than the Euro 9000 with "only" 7000kN of force. In the pictures you've included, only the first one is a Euro 9000 (BR 2019). The rest are EuroDual (BR 2159). No they have not. Their max. speed is 120km/h, both the EuroDual and Euro 9000. There are variants of the EuroDual family that are capable of 160/200 km/h. They can't be used for passenger services as they don't have door controls or support for ETB, ep/NBÜ or FIS. Again, there are variants of the family that are capable of hauling passenger services. As the Euro 9000 doesn't have LZB it doesn't run on Kassel-Würzburg. Freight trains on KWG need to be equipped with LZB, as the signals are placed so far apart that the train would block multiple slots on the line. Also, the Euro 9000 is often used to haul very heavy trains, which aren't allowed on KWG. For more details, see here: Stadler Euro 9000 - Expert
I know these locomotives are different, but I use the name EuroDual because I think it speaks to more people. Also, even if they are different locomotives with different power ratings, the technical base (chassis, bogies, cabs, etc.) is very similar between the EuroDual, Euro4001, Euro6000 and Euro9000. In terms of diesel power, the EuroDual is powered by a Caterpillar C175-16 engine (3000 kW), while the Euro9000 is equipped with 2 Caterpillar CAT C32 engines (950 kW).
Hello everyone, as you know, the Zwolle-Groningen line has just been launched. I personally think it's excellent. As you can imagine, I'm a big fan of the Stadler Euro9000 and EuroDual. I think it would be great to do a DLC for this line with the Euro9000 Rail Force One, as it's a Dutch company. I know that the most complicated thing is to get the rights to Rail Force One but one can always hope !!! Photo from Stadler Rail
