Re: EMD 4 strokes

Terry Burton (telljb@ozemail.com.au)
Wed, 22 Oct 1997 23:36:16 GMT

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"Krel" <krel4203@netconnect.com.au> wrote
in answer to Tell who said:
>> BTW .....EMD have proven that the Radial Truck/Bogie allows
>> a greater tractive effort than a standard bogie.
>> Question. Do the NR class Loco's have radial bogies.?
>>

>No, because of weight restrictions they have welded bogies.
>--
>Cheers Krel

That's interesting, I thought WestRail's new Clyde EMD
loco's have what Clyde call a "Radial Steering Bogie".
I have seen only one photograph of the new WA loco's and the
bogies sure look different. Can anybody confirm this.

----Tell
Alice Springs NT

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