Re: V/Line Pass Locomotives

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

On Tue, 02 Mar 1999 15:20:16 +1100, David Johnson
<trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

>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.
>
Which ones?

All the XPT testing on the south was done with 42220 at up to 140km/h.
Wouldn't 442s shake themselves apart at high speeds ;-).

Cheers

Krel

Just another eccentric crank.