Talk:Electro-diesel locomotive

message: Regarding the two US types, neither one meets the definition: 
:"Typically, they are more powerful when operating from an electric supply, since due to space constraints the diesel engine is small and therefore generates less power."
Both these locomotives used powerful diesel engines, with the electrical draw being an accommodation, and not to be used extensively (5-10 miles max).
These two types will be deleted, along with linking, in the absence of compelling discussion. Keo 17:22, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have added a section to distinguish between "primarily electric" and "primarily diesel" locomotives. Biscuittin (talk) 10:31, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Objections

message: In Spain FEVE 1900 Series is also an hibrid locomotive wereass it can be powered by gasoil or electric power.--89.129.55.202 (talk) 16:06, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: More countries

message: Should a Hybrid locomotive be classed as an electro-diesel or a diesel-electric or be put in a separate category?  I'd say electro-diesel.  What do others think? Biscuittin (talk) 11:28, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: There are some complications. Should railcars be categorized as locomotives?  What about Parry People Movers?  I think they have LPG engines, flywheel energy storage and hydrostatic transmission. Biscuittin (talk) 11:48, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: On reflection, perhaps it would be better to create a new category for Hybrid locomotives. Biscuittin (talk) 11:51, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry.  Have just discovered there is an article Hybrid locomotive and a category Hybrid locomotives. Biscuittin (talk) 17:45, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: See Talk:Hybrid locomotive for further discussion. Biscuittin (talk) 17:57, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hybrid locomotives 

message: I don't think phrases like "diesel territory" really belong in Wikipedia. That is slang used by railfans and railroad workers. It doesn't sound professional at all. It's supposed to use "encyclopedic tone".
Next, what exactly is a "one-seat ride"? That smacks of more slang to me, but I don't know, because I have no clue what it means. I'm a minor railfan, and I can't even guess at what that term refers to. The purpose of wikipedia is to give knowledge to people, and using terms they don't understand and can't even infer from context doesn't further this goal. I keep finding things like this; I found some phrase on the page on the Chrysler LA engine recently that meant absolutely zip to me. Apparently "a crop duster version of this engine was available..." Obviously not an official term, no context, no hint at what it is trying to say. If someone understand language like that, they probably wouldn't need to be reading a page on Wikipedia to learn about the subject, because they already know everything about it! 
Last, are there REALLY electro-diesel locomotives that use different traction motors when running off of diesel and off of external power? I can't image why they would want that extra complexity when using the same motors with two different power supplies would work perfectly well. The article seems to imply that some locos have two sets of motors, and I suspect that is BS and it just snuck in there because someone wasn't sure if they used one or two types of motor..45Colt 05:34, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: The term "one-seat ride" is widely used, not just in railfan circles. It comes up in news coverage quite a bit whenever a public transportation route is discussed. It also strikes me as pretty obvious and not needing explanation. "Diesel territory" is also pretty obvious, but I could easily see that replaced with "non-electrified lines" without any loss of meaning of brevity. oknazevad (talk) 17:34, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article tone, jargon 

message: Why does bi-mode redirect here, when other types of bi mode exist - such as theElectro-diesel multiple unit? Is there a better way to do the redirect? Turini2 (talk) 11:09, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: We could make a disambiguation page (with :Template:Disambiguation), but Bi-mode redirection is used in one article only (Hitachi A-train), so we could instead link from that article directly to the right article.--BIL (talk) 12:06, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  bi mode 

message: Are there any electro-diesel trams or electro-diesel trolleybuses anywhere? Peter Horn User talk 00:28, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other 

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