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Oct 22, 2018 | Rolls-Royce and Sunseeker agree new framework agreement for supply of MTU engines

Rolls-Royce and British luxury yacht manufacturer Sunseeker International have agreed a new framework agreement for the supply of MTU Series 2000 and 4000 engines for its 86Y, 95Y, 116Y, 131Y range of...

Oct 04, 2018 | Cooperative university students at Rolls-Royce Power Systems celebrate graduation

16 students on dual study programs have now completed their bachelor degrees at Rolls-Royce Power Systems and its subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen.

Rolls-Royce and Alpha Trains intend to jointly retrofit Alpha Train's existing Talent, Desiro and Lint fleets with MTU hybrid drives. The aim is to retrofit the entire Alpha Trains railcar fleet to hybrid drive systems following the successful completion of the design concept and the retrofitting of an initial Class 643 (Talent) diesel multiple unit.

Sep 20, 2018 | Rolls-Royce and Alpha Trains sign letter of intent for hybridisation of diesel railcars with MTU drives

Rolls-Royce and Alpha Trains intend to jointly retrofit Alpha Train’s Talent, Desiro and Lint fleets with MTU hybrid drives.

Minister Scheuer was visibly impressed by the drive system: “The Hybrid PowerPack is a perfect example of innovative and environmentally-friendly high-tech from Germany that combines rapid mobility with fewer emissions and an improvement in air quality. We should put this production-ready technology on rail in Germany as soon as possible.“
Ahead of the official opening of the trade fair, the German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (left) obtained information on MTU’s innovative hybrid drive system in conversation with the Power Systems CEO Andreas Schell.

Sep 19, 2018 | Electric trains with no catenary – MTU puts the energy transition on rail at Innotrans

MTU, the core brand of Rolls-Royce Power Systems, is showcasing its production-ready hybrid drive technology for railcars at Innotrans, the international trade fair for transport technology, in...

Sep 19, 2018 | Abellio, Alstom, NASA and Rolls-Royce to implement new hybrid drive solution on Coradia Lint diesel trains

Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland, Alstom, Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH (NASA) and Rolls-Royce plan to jointly implement a new hybrid drive solution on Abellio’s fleet of Coradia Lint diesel...

At Innotrans, the leading international trade fair for rail and transport technology, Jim Meade, CEO of Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail and Lars Kräft, Vice President Industrial Business at Rolls-Royce Power Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the supply of at least nine MTU Hybrid PowerPacks from 2021. In the picture: Jim Meade (third from left) and Lars Kräft (second from right).

Sep 19, 2018 | Rolls-Royce and Irish Rail bring MTU hybrid drives to the Emerald Isle

Rolls-Royce and Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail, the state-owned railway of the Republic of Ireland, will jointly pioneer the use of MTU hybrid rail drives on the Irish railway network.

Rolls-Royce will initially deliver two MTU Hybrid PowerPacks based on type 6H 1800 engines to Porterbrook. These will be fitted into a Turbostar DMU in the beginning of 2020 which will then be trialled for a period of six months during regular operations. The agreement includes an option for the retrofitting of a second DMU with two MTU Hybrid PowerPacks. Based on the performance of the Hybrid fitted units, Porterbrook hopes to offer customers the opportunity to convert their existing Turbostar fleets into HybridFLEX trains through the installation of MTU Hybrid PowerPacks.

Sep 19, 2018 | Rolls-Royce and Porterbrook launch first hybrid rail project in the UK with MTU Hybrid PowerPacks

Rolls-Royce and Porterbrook, the UK’s largest owner of passenger rolling stock, have agreed the delivery of MTU Hybrid PowerPacks that can convert Class 168 and Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ DMUs from...

For the UK‘s Intercity Express Programme, Rolls-Royce Power Systems is delivering a total of 360 MTU PowerPacks for 122 Hitachi trainsets. Under the Value Care Agreement, MTU guarantees the availability of these drive systems for the coming 27.5 years. The PowerPacks are equipped with data loggers to enable both MTU and the manufacturer of the trainsets, Hitachi, to jointly monitor the performance of the drive systems.

Sep 18, 2018 | 'MTU Rail Service 4.0' – MTU Go! Act and Go! Manage digital tools support global customer service

Rolls-Royce Power Systems is strengthening its activities to expand the digital services for the customers. Therefore the digital solutions team will be doubled in size by the end of 2018 to 80...

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