RailPacks

The new DMU platform of ZOŠ Vrútky will be equipped with diesel-hydraulic 400DH drive packages from Voith. The operator ZSSK will benefit from the system's high electrical auxiliary power of 70 kVA, which contributes to high passenger comfort. As soon as the vehicles are commissioned, a total of 106 RailPacks will be in service in Slovakia. Apart from the two-part vehicles of the RegioMover, Voith has already equipped the three-part vehicles of the ZSSK fleet with 600DH systems in the past.

The Chinese rail vehicle manufacturer CRRC is currently testing the new RailPack 400DE. In addition to a diesel engine, the RailPack 400DE also consists of a 345-kW generator, making it the first hybrid drive in Chinese rail transport. Thanks to its insensitivity to climatic conditions, the drive can also withstand the external temperatures in northern China of down to -40°C without any problems.

Beginning of 2020 the new three-car DMU manufactured by Kryukov Railway Car Building Works entered service in the Ukraine. The DPKr-3 trains perform five roundtrips a day on the busy route between Kiew and Boryspil Airport. At the heart of the powertrain are Voith's 600DH RailPacks with an engine output of 588 kW.

The Desiro diesel-hydraulic trains are in service in inter-city traffic between Liverpool and Newcastle. To handle the steep inclines of the Pennine Hills, the DMUs are equipped with particularly powerful drive systems, including the RailPack 800DH from Voith.

The Minuetto diesel-hydraulic railcar gives Italian regional traffic an elegant touch with its design. Voith supports the project with the RailPack 600DH, ideally designed for railcars.

The state-of-the-art ultrasonic measuring trains that Matisa designed for the French state railway SNCF represent the highest measurement accuracy. Voith supplied the RailPack 800DH, which is precisely adapted to the requirements of these special rail vehicles.

The railcar manufacturer BomSinal relies on Voith's drive packages. Since 2010, railbuses from the Brazilian cities of Fortaleza and Recife have been running with the highly efficient RailPack 400DM, ideally designed for light railcars.

The 400DH drive package is the bestseller among RailPacks. Countless regional trains from the Polish manufacturer PESA are equipped with these. More than 330 packages are making their way through Italy, Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Ukraine. The ATR 220, which operates in southern Italy, is the largest fleet equipped with the diesel-hydraulic system.

Pesa also equipped the 620M series vehicles with Voith drive packages. The RailPack 600DH is installed in the multiple unit operated in the Ukraine.

The UST02 measuring train from Eurailscout checks the condition of rails using ultrasound and eddy current. The two-piece diesel railcar is equipped with a large measuring and meeting room as well as a kitchen and sleeping facilities. Also on board is the RailPack 600DH from Voith.