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Re: Performance of XP Power cars.

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: Performance of XP Power cars.
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 22:42:02 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
References: <mauried.180.35566BB8@commslab.gov.au> <3557105E.825B6DAD@ozemail.com.au> <mauried.182.3557818A@commslab.gov.au> <6j85jg$cob$4@gruvel.une.edu.au>
Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

David Bromage wrote:

> Maurie Daly (mauried@commslab.gov.au) wrote:
> >Dead weight  of 90 tonnes.
>
> I thought the dead mass was 85t.

According to the Working Instructions book, the XP has a live mass of 72 tonnes, and a dead mass
of 85 tonnes.

> Janes shows 1500rpm max for the production Valenta. I don't know if this
> was reduced for the XP, but idle speed when supplying auxiliary power is
> 1000rpm on the XP.

According to the book, the idle speed is 750 RPM, unless supplying auxiliary power, in which case
it is 1000 RPM.  The max speed is 1500 RPM with the overspeed protection set at 1750 RPM.

--
David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

Follow-Ups:
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References:
- Performance of XP Power cars.
  - From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
- Re: Performance of XP Power cars.
  - From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
- Re: Performance of XP Power cars.
  - From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
- Re: Performance of XP Power cars.
  - From: dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)

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