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Re: V/Line Pass Locomotives

Subject: Re: V/Line Pass Locomotives
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 15:20:16 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
References: <mauried.188.36DA2B23@commslab.gov.au> <19990301031051.14112.00001857@ng-ca1.aol.com> <mauried.189.36DA7060@commslab.gov.au> <VMFC2.4$fe2.294459@news0.optus.net.au>
Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

David Bromage wrote:

> Maurie Daly (mauried@commslab.gov.au) wrote:
> > Can a motor be regeared after the motor has been made ,
> > ie could Vline freight regear their own motors ,or would they have to be
> > returned to Clyde.?
>
> Y175 was regeared to run at 100km/h, but I don't know if VR or Clyde did
> it.
>
> A66(?) was also regeared to run at 160km/h for test purposes.

There were 4 422 class locos geared for 150 km/h to test the XPT rollingstock.

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

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