Re: Fuel efficiencies of 422s

[The Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

The same reason why Cityrail get charged if they use Central platforms 1
2 & 3.

rgds

Maurie Daly wrote:
> 
> In article <38CA1DF8.2D77CC75@ozemail.com.au> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> writes:
> >Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 21:20:40 +1100
> >From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
> >Subject: Re: Fuel efficiencies of 422s
> 
> >Maurie Daly wrote:
> 
> >> Sometime ago there was a thread about the 422s inability to get from Broken
> >> Hill to Sydney on a full tank of fuel and thats why two had to be used.
> >> In researching another question on this group I got to realise that there is
> >> something horribly wrong here.
> >> 422s hold 5455 litres and Sydney to BH is 1100 km.
> >> With only say 4 carriages , ie 3 pass cars and power van we have a total
> >> trailing load of 200 tonnes so in order to use a full tank of fuel the 422
> >> must be using around 25 litres per trailing 1000 tonnes/km , an unbelievably
> >> bad figure.
> 
> >You forget that a 422 can't get from Sydney to Broken Hill AND BACK.  That is why
> >there are two.  They do not refuel in Broken Hill.
> 
> >--
> >David Johnson
> >trainman@ozemail.com.au
> >http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
> >------------------------------------
> >These comments are made in a private
> >capacity and do not represent the
> >official view of State Rail.
> >C.O.W.S. Page 11.
> 
> The obvious question is why not.
> BH has a full loco depot with refuelling facilities.
> Even if Freightcorp wont let them use it , you could still refuel from a
> roadside tanker as Countrylink did for many years with the Melb XPT at spencer
> St.
> Carrying a 2nd 422 all the way simply as an extra fuel tank is economic lunacy.
> The fares alone for this route woudnt even pay the fuel bill.
> 
> MD