RAILWAY TRACTION MOTOR MARKET

KEY FINDINGS

• Medium Speed Rails Traction motors will remain as the biggest market but High-Speed Rail will have the highest growth rate in 2021-2026.
• The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) lost €26 billion in revenue in 2020 in the European Union. The CER states that passenger services were more affected than freight, but the pandemic is taking its toll across the board.
• In the economic stimulus package of the federal government of Germany, more than €7.6 billion has been earmarked for rail transport alone to battle the effects of Covid-19.

INTRODUCTION

Rolling stock manufacturing market account for ~70% turnover of the Rail Supply Industry in Europe.

Electric motors are a common means of powering a train, whether the energy required is carried on-board the train in the form of a diesel engine and its fuel or obtained from outside the train by connection with an external power supply carried by an overhead line or third rail. Electric traction is widely used around the world, particularly for routes with dense traffic, like urban and suburban railways or long distance, high speed lines that need electric traction to obtain the speeds required for inter-city travel.

RAILWAY TRACTION MOTOR MARKET DYNAMICS

Rolling stock market is currently generated revenue of € 38.5 Billion in 2020 and by 2025 it is estimated to € 43 Billion. Traction motor plays a major role in revenue generation in Metro, Medium speed rail, High speed rail and Diesel Locomotives.

Swedish government has adopted an infrastructure plan for 2018- 2029 with investment of €70 Billion and this is largest railway investment in modern times.

Germany has a legislative plan to double its number of rail passengers and shift more freight to the railways by the year 2030.

The proposed long-term budget for the EU for the period 2021-2027includes EUR 30.6 billion for the transport envelope of CEF (Connecting Europe Facility)

As trains operate at relatively high speeds. Therefore, the vehicle’s mass must be kept as low as possible to reduce wear of traction motor. Motor manufacturers will concentrate more on low Maintenance, Easy replacement, High-speed adoption and should produce low noise level.

RAILWAY TRACTION MOTOR MARKET SEGMENTATION

Railway Traction Motor Market By Geography

• North America
  • US
  • Canada

• Europe
  • UK
  • Germany
  • France
  • Spain
  • Rest of Europe

• Asia
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • Rest of Asia

• Middle East & Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa

• South America
  • Brazil

Railway Traction Motor Market By Application

• Diesel Locomotive
• Metro
• High Speed Rail
• Medium Speed Rail
• Light Rail Vehicles
• Light Urban Rail

Railway Traction Motor Market By Motor Type

• DC Traction Motor
• AC Traction Motor
• Synchronous AC Traction motor

NEW ROLLING STOCK CONTRACTS INRAILWAY TRACTION MOTOR MARKET

NEW PRODUCTS DEVELOPED IN RAILWAY TRACTION MOTOR MARKET

• MITRAC Propulsion System: A new generation of converters engineered by rolling stock pioneer Bombardier comes in two variants – air-cooled traction converters suited for decentralized propulsion systems for trains with distributed propulsion such as trams, automated people movers, metros, regional and intercity trains etc. This Propulsion system also characterizes increase in energy efficiency by adding alternative energy solutions such as lithium-ion traction batteries and supercapacitors.

• New-gen DMU System: in Sep 2020, ZF showcased a modular gearbox for metro trains called EcoMet which is a compact, powerful and cost-efficient DMU system and offers a drive power maximum of 600kW and an input torque of 2500Nm. It features a revised and extended powershift transmission, and a reversing gear with two shift positions directly integrated into the transmission, suitable for slow as well as fast long-distance operation

• Hydrogen Powered Trains:
  • In Germany, Alstom is currently running two trials trains which are Hydrogen powered.
  • Spanish train manufacturer Talgo unveiled a new modular hydrogen-powered propulsion system at a conference in Spain in Sep 2020 which it says could offer an emission-free alternative to diesel traction for non-electrified line
  • Scotland is also planning to implement around 300 hydrogen powered trains. Some advantages of hydrogen powered train are that they can run on the electrified and conventional lines alike and they are incredibly quiet compared to their diesel counterparts. Nevertheless, challenges in terms of mass supply of hydrogen and safety concerns, are yet to be addressed for mass deployment

• High-speed metro: China debuted 160km/h metro train for Guangzhou. China’s Guangdong Province has ordered 40 of the trains from CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive

PowerRail is delighted to provide a full variety of new and remanufactured traction motors, with standard and premium rebuilds in stock and ready to ship. Class Is, regional lines, short lines, and passenger transits across the United States, as well as overseas, have approved them.

PowerRail is an AAR M-1003 quality certified company with an experienced crew and high-quality workmanship. PowerRail's engineering team completes entire product development, upgraded designs, and failure analysis using an OEM verification process and the SolidWorks CAD system.

In addition, PowerRail offers state-of-the-art, upgraded design BTR/axle bearing housing traction motor conversions if you're searching for increased dependability, cheaper maintenance costs, and longer service intervals for your traction motor.

The majority of EMD and GE models can be converted.Eliminating brass support bearings and the wick assembly reduces maintenance and extends the life of the device.

PowerRail's conversion to axle housing bearings, also known as 'U-Tubes,' offers an improved design with heavier wall thickness at the commutator end, sensor holes drilled and cable cleat supports pre-installed, in addition to all the benefits that come with upgrading your fleet with BTR traction motors.

COMPETITVE LANDSCAPE OFRAILWAY TRACTION MOTOR MARKET

A low-cost enhancement to improve the efficiency of three-phase traction motors has been developed by Toshiba Corp.

CRRC Times Electric has launched a new condition-based maintenance platform, which can facilitate intelligent operation and smart maintenance of urban rail networks and assets. Trials have taken place with traction motors, converters, high voltage components and running gear.

Talgo has unveiled a new modular hydrogen-powered propulsion system it could offer an emission-free alternative to diesel traction for non-electrified lines. The system employs hydrogen fuel cells to power the train’s traction motors, and is supported by auxiliary batteries designed to boost acceleration speeds, and which are recharged through regenerative braking.

The permanent magnet synchronous traction system is produced by CRRC Times Electric. This is the second application of the technology on metro trains in China. The permanent magnet synchronous traction system weighs less than conventional traction equipment, is more efficient and generates less noise.

RAILWAY TRACTION MOTOR MARKET COMPANY PROFILES

• SIEMENS
• HITACHI
• MEDHA SERVO DRIVES
• CRRC
• ABB
• ALSTOM
• KAWASAKI
• BHEL
• BOMBARDIER
• GE TRANSPORTATION
• ROTEM