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Old 10-14-2010, 09:36 AM   #76 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
but it doesn't make a locomotive a hybrid
How about capacitors?

Electric double-layer capacitor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://leiwww.epfl.ch/publications/d...er_pesc_04.pdf

http://www.elit-cap.com/files/pdf/22SD.pdf

A diesel electric train locomotive is a hybrid drive train:

HowStuffWorks "How Diesel Locomotives Work"

Hybrid train - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hybrid Locomotive Gains Traction

Freight Trains Double Fuel Efficiency Since 1980 – Gas 2.0
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