>The AN brakeblock problem was solved, I think by adding an extra brake
>block to the centre axle of each bogie. Can anyone confirm this ?
>NRs also have a similar problem in the Adelaide Hills. Because of this the
>load for a NR over the hills is 1200 tonnes if in a mixed consist but only
>950 if in a pure ( NR only) set. A solution is under investigation.
Errr , can you kindly elaborate on the above , does this mean that a train
hauled by a single NR is limited to 900 tonnes thru the Adelaide hills,or
that trains hauled by multiple NRs only are limited to 900 tonnes per NR.
Also does the mixed configuration ie NR plus something else , assume that
the something else is super series ,(eg BL,G) or non super series like the
C.
Either way 900 tonnes for a 4000 HP loco on 1:45 is pretty hopeless.
It also doesnt make much sense if one looks at the permitted loads over other
steeply graded lines,eg Unanderra to Summit Tank (single NR 965 tonnes on
1:33)
cheers
MD
>"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.
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Maurie Daly
Department of Communications Lab.
Canberra
Australia
mauried@commslab.gov.au
ph 6 2791331
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