Indonesia: The two-car train was produced this year by the local manufacturer PT Inka for the Madiun State Polytechnic university, which offers a railway engineering programme.
The vehicle is expected to help to train students how to maintain different traction systems.
The hybrid lab train of the Madiun State Polytechnic university. Source: Spectronik
The diesel and catenary-powered train is deliberately designed to operate at a maximum speed of 35 km/h for safety reasons. It is also fitted with auxiliary batteries and hydrogen fuel cells to power the on-board electronics and boost traction power. The 12 kW hydrogen fuel cells were supplied by the Singapore-based Spectronik.
PT Inka has also recently refurbished the first batch of passenger coaches, and two trains with a carbody of stainless steel have entered into commercial operation between Jakarta and Surakarta.
