File:Bi-mode technology

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With transport accounting for almost 45 percent of the state’s energy consumption, Transport for NSW plays a key role in reducing emissions and contributing to the NSW Government’s long-term target of net-zero emissions by 2050.

Transport for NSW is introducing bi-mode technology to the new Regional Rail Fleet, arriving from 2023. The new Regional Rail Fleet will be the first fleet of trains in Australia to use bi-mode technology.

Bi-mode is a diesel-electric hybrid which will allow the fleet to run on overhead power when operating on the electrified section of the train network. When operating outside of the electrified network, the train uses on-board Diesel Electric Multiple Units (DEMUs) to generate its own electricity.