Re: Alstom (Paxman/Ruston/Mirrlees) Diesel Rationalisation

["chris 'fufas' grace" <chris@transdata.co.nz>]

Patrick Dunford wrote:
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> <<<Wed, 26 Apr 2000 14:20:43 +0930 misc.transport.rail.australia-nz < Tell
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> >Greg Rudd <grudd@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote:
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> >> Exactly. However, if you were after a 4 stroke you would have to give
> >> serious consideration to the Alco 251 or a GE FDL prime mover over a
> >> EE/Ruston.  Simpler, more reliable and more fuel efficient as the Alco and
> >> the GE are specially designed for railway use.  Just ask the Spanish and
> the
> >> Greek railways who were big Alco users.
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> I dispute this was not the case with the EE engines, the K series and RK
> that
> followed it were indeed built for railway applications. They happened to
> have
> found marine application as well, which is not particularly unusual in that
> class of engine.
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The 'K' was a general purpose engine. The 'R' in 'RK' meant 'Railway'