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Posted by Train Dude on Mon Feb 24 21:21:34 2025, in response to Re: Linked Sets, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Feb 24 12:08:45 2025. I won't speak to the R-62s because I was never involved with A division cars but will speak of the R-68s. Unlike the R-46 fleet, R-68s were standard smee vehicles. The H2C couplers and the electric portions were standard on most cars yet there were failures. When the GOH programs were being planned, the H2 coupler head was no longer being manufactured. Hence by linking the cars, where 8 couplers would have been necessary only 2 were now needed. All of the out of gauge couplers were purged. In addition, 6 electric portions, 6 master door controls 6 brake valves, 6 master controllers, 2 compressors and 1 converter were eliminated from each 4 car set. This enabled greater attention to be paid to the remaining components. The fleet MDBF more than doubled as a result while cutting maintenance costs. |
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