Re: 82's Leading Patricks West- Question on 82 cl gear ratios & what

["Grahame Ferguson" <grahamef@users.mcmedia.com.au>]

Maurie Daly wrote in message ...
>In article <37B9F1E8.46CE8411@MYlisp.com.au
>The ELs arnt in anyway designed for pulling heavy freights up steep grades.
>AN bought then initially for pulling lightweight freights at speed across
the
>TAR which they did very well.
>They were the only locos that were allowed 135 km/h across the plain.
>The limiting factor is their very small highly geared traction motors.
>I read somewhere that Chicaco Car Leasing were looking at re gearing them
for
>freight work.
>Overall though,they arnt a bad loco,basically a cut down version of an NR.
>I still think that NRC would have done better to buy EL type locos ,(ie a
>freight version at 3000 HP) rather than going for 4000 HP locos.
>
>MD


I think that the NRC should have tried the Westrail 'Q' class- 4000hp,
radial bogies, D87BTR traction motors, a much better package.