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OTTAWA–Bombardier Inc. has teamed up with Russia’s CJSC Transmashholding to develop a new high-tech locomotive that is more efficient and cheaper to operate, the companies said yesterday.

A new joint-venture company, to be located in Russia, will initially focus on Eastern European markets for the "new-generation" locomotives using asynchronous propulsion technology, they said.

The technology uses alternating current rather than direct current, which improves reliability and promotes dynamic brake regeneration, which puts energy back into the system, Bombardier said.

"This propulsion system is used elsewhere, but for Russia .. cash advance loans. this type of technology is an upgrade," Bombardier spokesperson David Slack said.

"These cars, typically rail cars, have a 30- to 40-year lifespan. So as operators replace these older cars, you’re seeing replacement typically from DC type of propulsion systems to AC."

Russia’s national railway expects to need 11,675 locomotive vehicles between 2008 and 2015.

It’s the third venture between Bombardier and Transmashholding, Russia’s top rolling stock firm.

Reuters, The Canadian Press

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