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Re: A R142A to R188 Conversion question |
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Posted by VictorM on Thu Jan 10 20:04:44 2013, in response to Re: A R142A to R188 Conversion question, posted by Railman718 on Thu Jan 10 19:26:14 2013. You're welcome. There could still be a problem with traction and braking on some of those steep grades on the Flushing line, especially in bad weather, since the A cars will be overpowered (600 HP) while the B & C cars will be underpowered (300 HP) causing possible adhesion issues. Also since 2 out of 44 axles will be unbraked it will result in a possible 5% loss of braking ability unless they increase the braking force on the wheels with brakes but that may increase tendency to skid in bad weather. I hope they test these R188's thorougly in all kinds of weather before they put them into service. |
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