Re: Power for crew cars

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Maurie Daly wrote:

> On 27 Nov 2000 19:29:00 GMT, adamdunning@start.com.au (Adam Dunning)
> wrote:
> 
>> In article <8vrvf7$t04$1@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>, 
>> s.thyer@anatomy.unimelb.edu.au says...
>> 
>>> I hear the end has already been ripped out of one car already on these 
>> 
>> services.
>> 
>> If by pulling the end out of a car you mean the drawgear or something similar, 
>> than this would be in agreance with what some ASR drivers have been saying with 
>> the SCT holding them up on regular occassions due to events like that 
>> happening.
>> 
> 
> Good point.
> Normal steel cars like ex Aurora cars had drawgear rated at approx 900
> tonnes of trailing load.
> I guess that a crew car on the TAR could have anything up to 5000
> tonnes on its drawbar.
> Wonder if the cars sub frame has been strengthened?

This is dependant on the gradient.  The TAR grades are very slight, 
therefore larger trailing loads can be carried.


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