Electric locomotives and EMUs
Saft on-board battery systems play an essential role in ensuring smooth, efficient operation and passenger safety on electric locomotives and Electric Multiple Units (EMUs).
The battery must provide at least 90 minutes of power to maintain operation of:
Battery solutions
Saft SRX, MRX and SRM Ni-Cd batteries, with sintered / PBE construction, are designed to meet the specific performance and safety needs of electric locomotive and EMU applications.
They offer:
reduced weight and volume
low maintenance and ease of servicing
optimised LCC (Life Cycle Cost) and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
Battery systems
Saft has extensive experience in meeting the needs of electric locomotive and EMU operators who require a complete battery system, and has developed nine standard systems for new-build trains.
Saft can take responsibility for the whole battery design, development and manufacturing process by acting as a fully integrated, single-source supplier – from initial concept to volume supply. The result is a bespoke battery – tailored to meet the customer’s exact dimensional and performance specifications – that is supplied fully tested and qualified, and ready to ‘plug and play’.