Traction motor
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A traction motor is an electric motor used for propulsion of a vehicle, such as locomotives, electric or hydrogen vehicles, or electric multiple unit trains.
A ZQDR-410 traction motor (the large, dark component on the axle with small ventilation holes)
The Lichterfelde tram in Berlin, 1882
Swiss Rhaetian Railway Ge 6/6 I Krokodil locomotive, with a single large traction motor above each bogie, with drive by coupling rods
Nose-suspended DC traction motor for a Czech ČD class 182 locomotive
Electric locomotive
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An electric locomotive is a type of locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor. Locomotives with on-board fuel
Škoda ChS4-109 with a Moscow–Odesa train in Vinnytsia railway station
The Siemens ES64U4 is the current confirmed holder as the fastest electric locomotive at 357 km/h (222 mph) in 2006.
Two FS Class E.464 locomotives at Formia-Gaeta station
1879 Siemens & Halske experimental train