Re: EMU grunt - Where does the Millennium Train fit???

["Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

The Melbourne double-deck set has 8 x 170 kW traction motors (1360 kW),
tare 188 t (7.2 kW/t); loaded mass 256 t (5.3 kW/t); it accelerates at a
sluggish 0.75 m/s/s (1.0 is within the bounds of standee passenger
comfort).

A Melbourne Comeng set has 8 x 124 kW = 992 kW
tare 134 t (7.4 kW/t)
loaded 181 t (5.5 kW/t)
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Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

Chris Downs <cvdowns@hermes.net.au> wrote in article 
> Clyde's spiel on the Millenium Train (Syney's new spark due 01/2001)
quotes
> the following:
> Mass of each car:     42 tonne (drinving trailer), 48 tonne (motor car)
> Traction system:       AC Drive 226kW/traction motor, 8 motors per 4 car
> train.
> That means 3616kW for 360 tonne OR 10.04kW/tonne tare!
> I thought Tangara's had 170kW motors,2720 kW  for 368 tonne OR
7.93kW/tonne
> tare?
> Where does this fit in with EMUs from Perth, Melbourne and Queensland?