Re: 40 class bogies
Peter Knife (pijik@nor.com.au)
Thu, 23 Oct 1997 22:24:52 -0700
Allan Brown wrote:
>
> Peter Knife wrote:
> >
> >
> > It's simple. The RSD series had all axles powered, and the centre axle
> > was offset to allow for the additional traction motor. The 40 class was
> > A1A-A1A and hence there was no need to offset the idler axle (which was
> > only there to reduce the axle load.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Peter
>
> Wrong!
>
> Cheers,
> Allan
Sorry to differ Allan, but your own following post gives exactly the explanation
that you deny here. The reason why the RSC axles were equidistant and the RSD
axles were offset was the presence of the additional motor. So while you are
correct that the 40 class was a 'stock' RSC (apart from the cab profile), that's
not the answer as to *why* the axles were equidistant.
Hopefully this is now all clear.
Cheers,
Peter