Re: TALGO tilt trains

[chester@chariot.net.au (Chester)]

On Sun, 27 Dec 1998 23:40:04 GMT, krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )
wrote:

>
>>> BTW ELs and Ns weigh about the same, don't they: 114t
>>
>>I think N's are closer to 125t.  Someone with a General Appendix bit of the NSP
>>should be able to tell us.
>>]
>N = 124t; axle load  = 20.6t
>EL = 114t; axle load = 19t
>XP = 76t; axle load = 19t
>
>Cheers
>
>Krel
>
>Just another eccentric crank.

Question, what if the XP unit from a XPT set was replaced by a EL
locomotive?

How would acceleration, top speed, fuel consumption and maintenance
cost differ for the new set over the old?

Thanks

David Chester