Re: QR diesel tilt train design released.

["Ross \(Goldie\) Goldspink" <goldicom@powerup.com.au>]

The number crunchers reckon the efficiency of modern diesels with their
electronic fuel injection and traction control equates with electric (due to
electric transmission line and catenary maintenance costs).

What value using local fuel vis imported oil?

Goldie


"Kosh" <richardc@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> thalytgv@my-deja.com wrote in message >Spanish "Talgo" is a family of the
> tilt train they have sleepers and
> >had operate for decades without any problem.
> >
> I believe JR Kyushu have tilting electric sleeping car trains on 3'6 -
> haven't seen them though so could be wrong. JR Hokkaido has diesel tilt
> trains 'Super Hakuto" which are really comfortable and cut about 2 hours
off
> the journey Hakodate-Sapporo. Unfortunately they appear to have been built
> diesel because of an approx 70km gap in the 300km approx electrification,
> and I would sooner they had put up some wire and not worried about the
> diesel.
>
>
>
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