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Lynnmor
Oct 01, 2021Explorer II
Timmo! wrote:Lynnmor wrote:Timmo! wrote:
If we look under the hood of a train's locomotive we will see a large diesel engine that powers an electric generator that supplies electricity to powerful electric electric motors known as "traction motors".
That system is used in place of enormous transmissions and clutches.
And your point is?
Read it again, maybe you didn't catch the reason for that type of transmission. Those "powerful" electric motors are there to transmit power developed elsewhere, just like those in any electric vehicle.
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