Re: dynamometercar

["Steve" <pracys@eisa.com.au>]

David I thought you have been ETR Mortdale for many years ?
 If So how did you get to be on a 90class or indeed in the dyno car?
Or is it  the case if the story sounds good i`ll tell it?
Steve
Rob Kearey wrote in message <39BD77B8.B6B5F529@optushome.com.au>...
>David Johnson wrote:
>
>> When we were testing the 90 class locos, we put the dyno car between the
1st
>> and
>> 2nd locos so we wouldn't pull the dyno car apart.   Climbing up to the
long
>> tunnel on the Ulan line was a bit of a worry - the car was creaking and
>> bending
>> in places it shouldn't have been!
>
>I thought they hacked that poor old 47 class for this very purpose - the
>frame and drawgear are strong enough for this kind of treatment.
>
>Why don't they use it, anyway?
>
>> David Johnson
>
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