> Even assuming all four bogies are powered, you can spread the load of the
> electrical equipment more or less evenly over all three cars, QR EMU
> style. Remember a Comeng motor car is substantially heavier than a
> trailer. The axle load would probably be about the same as a Comeng motor,
> so running one of these new three car sets would have the same wear as a
> pair of Comeng motors with no trailer.
You might want to work that maths out on that again.
Cheers,
Bill
Bill Bolton billbolton@acslink.net.au
Sydney, Australia