Re: Booked out Melb XPTs

[David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>]

Maurie Daly wrote:
> Fair enuf about the costs per unit etc.
> You would have to wonder though why one would go down this path ,after
> all Countrylink could achieve almost the same result using a pair of ELs
> push -pull  instead of the XPs, same axle load , almost the same top speed
> more HP.

That is exactly what the EL was designed for! The cancelled HPT project was
going to do just this to Brisbane and Murwillumbah.

> Would mean putting a HEP gen set in the EL but theres plenty of room,the FDL12
> cyl engine is quite compact.

An HEP gen would put the axle load too high.

Cheers
David