Re: QR diesel tilt train design released.

["Brendan" <nadnerb_2000@NOSPAM.com.au>]

Well using Australian coal would be much easier and cheaper due to
transport ease etc. And dont be selective. In electrics you maintain
catenary, in diesels you end up with more weight on the track for less
power. That is why the TGV and most tilt trains are electric - the extra
weight of the engine makes it heavier on tracks, and no diesel can generate
enough electricity for VFT purposes.
One of the proposals for Sydney - Canberra was a tilt train that had both
electric and diesel power. I think that should be considered as an option.
Solves the power problem.

Brendan

Ross (Goldie) Goldspink <goldicom@powerup.com.au> wrote in article
<388d82d3@grissom>...
> 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
> 388accd6@dnews.tpgi.com.au">news:388accd6@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
> >
> > 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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