Indonesia HSR Train Prototype Development

[Indos]

Indonesian state owned universities and INKA, state owned train manufacturer, are developing high speed train, this year the prototype is expected to be completed. It will use hybrid propulsion, battery and electric diesel.

 

[Indos]

 

[Indos]

Indonesian state owned universities and INKA, state owned train manufacturer, are developing high speed train, this year the prototype is expected to be completed. It will use hybrid propulsion, battery and electric diesel.

Why they chose hybrid propulsion ? This is to reduce the cost of investment for the infrastructure and to fit with rural areas condition that has far less electricity infrastructure asset

 

[Indos]

Why they chose hybrid propulsion ? This is to reduce the cost of investment for the infrastructure and to fit with rural areas condition that has far less electricity infrastructure asset

The hybrid propulsion has been developed previously to serve Sulawesi Island train system but not yet considered as HSR and still use non HSR train design.