tri-mode

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(rail transport) Of a train or locomotive: Designed to operate on electricity on electrified lines, or diesel-electric power (from a diesel generator) or battery power on non-electrified lines.

Japanese Meaning

電化路線では電気による駆動、非電化路線ではディーゼル発電機を利用したディーゼル電気動力またはバッテリーによる駆動という、3種類の動力方式で運行可能な列車または機関車

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The new tri-mode train can seamlessly switch between overhead electric lines, its diesel-electric generator, and onboard batteries to maintain service across both electrified and non-electrified routes.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

この新しい列車は、架線からの電力、車載ディーゼル発電機によるディーゼル電気方式、あるいはバッテリーで走行でき、それらをシームレスに切り替えて電化区間と非電化区間の両方で運行を維持できる。

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(rail transport) Of a train or locomotive: Designed to operate on electricity on electrified lines, or diesel-electric power (from a diesel generator) or battery power on non-electrified lines.

Testing of a five-car Hitachi Class 802/0 tri-mode unit will begin in 2022, and the train could be in traffic the following year. It is expected the train will save more than 20% of fuel on Great Western Railway's London Paddington-Penzance route. The plan is for the '802' to use battery power in and out of stations, and through urban areas. Of the 305-mile route, only 53 miles as far as Newbury are electrified (17%).

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