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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Not so. The electric part of a standard diesel-electric locomotive is just a transmission, so calling one a hybrid is like claiming an automatic transmission makes a car a hydraulic hybrid.
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That makes no sense. A generator is not a transmission. A motor is not a transmission, wiring to connect the two is not a transmission. Frankly, I don't know if there is a transmission between the drive motor(s) on a locomotive and the drive wheels, but even if there were it would be mechanical.