> Maurie Daly (mauried@commslab.gov.au) wrote:
> >The other obvious question is why does it need 3 81s in the first place.
> >A double consist IP is well below the load for 2 81s , after all it was never
> >hauled by 3 CLPs.
> >Max load for a 81 up 1:33 is 900 tonnes or 1800 tonnes for 2.
>
> But at what speed? Maybe they want to get it up the hill faster.
Or perhaps, although not such a major concern with fairly reliable 81s, GSR/NR decided to
have enough horsepower on the front to rescue the train when one of the locos fails.
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