> I mean surely the actual carriage of the train can be reused, but with just the engine refitted.
Vivarail (http://www.vivarail.co.uk/) are doing almost exactly this in the UK with late-70s London Underground trains, fitting modern electronics and Ford truck engines as generators for the electric motors. I think it's a solid idea.
Vivarail (http://www.vivarail.co.uk/) are doing almost exactly this in the UK with late-70s London Underground trains, fitting modern electronics and Ford truck engines as generators for the electric motors. I think it's a solid idea.