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Re: XPT VP185 engines

Subject: Re: XPT VP185 engines
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 00:18:34 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Another Optus Customer
References: <K_a85.161$Be2.453796@news0.optus.net.au> <wdF85.3$O07.1024@vic.nntp.telstra.net> <YqG85.307452$VR.4605072@news5.giganews.com>
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Dave Proctor (daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au) wrote:
> There are only a few (about 16 out of 180 or so) BR HST's that have the
> VP185 - the rest have Valenta's, as fitted to the XPT fleet.

197 power cars were built, and 12 retrofitted with VP185s. BR also
retrofitted 3 power cars with Mirlees engines, but they weren't a great
success.

Cheers
David

References:
- XPT VP185 engines
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
- Re: XPT VP185 engines
  - From: "Thommo" <mjthom@hdc.net.au>

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