Re: Unfamiliar FreightRail engine sighting.

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

On Fri, 4 Jun 1999 01:14:40 +1000, "Graeme Norton"
<GraemeNorton@msn.com.au> wrote:

>Malcolm Purvis wrote in message ...
>>>>>>> "John" == John Cleverdon <johnc@cdi.com.au> writes:
>
>>I thought that it looked like a modified 48, but wasn't sure.  A workmate
>>informs me that it can be operated remotely from the engine at the other
>end
>>of the train.  Is that correct?  What other modifications were done to it?
>>
>They have had problems with the remote controll equipment so they have taken
>it out.

Union Pacific (and others) have no problem with Distributed Power. I
wonder why Freightcorp has problems with proven equipment. Possibly
yet another case of having to reinvent the wheel before using it
again. QRs coalies use radio-control remotes and VLPs XPT (eXpress P
class Train) uses a loco each end of a consist with hard wiring so
radio-control or hard wired, boths systems are used in Australia but
FC cannot get it to work in Sydney. Different laws of physics,
electrickery or some other mysterious reason? :-)


Cheers

Krel

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