Re: Sprinter

[dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)]

grover (dgrove02@postoffice.csu.edu.au) wrote:
>Today, 6th of May the 3:55pm Sprinter service from Albury to Melbourne
>ran with only one of its two engines due to an electrical fault in
>engine number 1s inverter.
>
>Sprinter’s auto transmission did a lot of gear hunting trying to find
>right gear ratio for the high load it was under.  It also lost a lot of
>time due slow speed.
>
>I was rather surprised that it was allowed to run in this state of
>disrepair.

If the engine failed on the down journey, there is no reason the unit
can't work back under its own power if it is safe to do so. 

At one stage the AN Budd cars were not overly reliable and it was not
uncommon for all three to be working with only one engine. 

Cheers
David