Re: XPT's Reduced

[mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)]

On Wed, 11 Apr 2001 06:35:18 GMT, (Jack) wrote:

>From April 29 when the XPT fleet should return to 2 XP's plus 6
>trailers, it looks as tho the sets will be further reduced to 5 cars.
>
>The only sticking point to this plan is where to stow the extra 7
>trailers that will come off the sets..
>
>Of interest just over half the fleet have been repowered
>those engines are
>2000,2001,2003,2006,2007,2009
>2015,2016.2017,2018
>
>2004 and 2011 are both at Goninans at the moment, with 2004 due back
>shortly
>
>Cheers
>Jack

I understand that the new XP power cars are 3000 HP.
If so ,we will now have 5 & 6 car XPTs ,total trailing load of 300
tonnes max pulled by 6000 HP worth of locos, total power of 20 HP /
tonne.
Is this much power really necessary??

Something a bit wrong here.

MD