NR solo = 900 tonnes
NR + NR = 1800 tonnes
NR + BL =1950 tonnes
>
> On a recent test over the Adelaide Hills with a BL and an NR, we found
that the
> NR was getting up to about 600 Amps then dropping its load all the time.
The BL
> lifted the whole train, plus the semi-functional NR. Hopefully the
latest
> computer modifications may help matters somewhat.
>
>
The latest mods certainly did help. NRs in general pull better than any
3000 hp loco on most grades however there were some 'software problems'
that are being fixed.
The Adelaide hills problem is not what can they pull up a hill but what can
they hold stationary on a steep downgrade. NSWSRA allowed trains with 26L
brake equipment or better to stand with the train brake applied, apparently
AN insists that the loco alone must be able to hold the load.
I understand that the addition of an extra brake cylinder on each bogie is
being considered.
-- Cheers Krel"The Universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine" - Clarkes second law. Railway rules and regulations are the same.