Re: D57 Class [was Re: 6029]

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

Notice "top speed is 55 Mph". How long does it take to get to top
speed?? (I am asking this as a true question as I do not know.)

rgds

Rob Kearey wrote:
> 
> Railway Rasputin II wrote:
> 
> > The reason why D 57's will not run on the main line again is because of
> > speed. Rac wants at least 80kph CONSTANT speed. Not 10kph up hill and
> > 800 kph down hill, constant.
> 
> I would have thought a D57 would have no trouble keeping a constant
> speed on the hills! Galloping down a straight would be a problem, of
> course, if their top speed is 55 MPH
> 
> Rob K