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    woodford posted 07 May 2019 19:20
    Posted in Victoria » VLocity train order off track as fleet built too heavy

    I just think dropping from 750hp to 650hp is more trouble than it is worth. Are we really going save that much in fuel by dropping 100hp per car?
    Duncs
    Changing a diesel engines power is quite simple, no real difficulty. Fuel saving will be around 16 litres per hour at full power, aprox proportionally less at lower powers. Given the cost of running a VLocity I would not think i was worth  it. Also these lower power sets will get pushed more to try and make up for the lower power, so fuel saving will not be as good as they expect.

    woodford

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    Edited 07 May 2019 19:22, 2 years ago, edited by woodford

    I just think dropping from 750hp to 650hp is more trouble than it is worth. Are we really going save that much in fuel by dropping 100hp per car?
    Duncs
    Changing a deisel engines power is quite simple, no real difficulty. Fuel saving will be around 16 litres per hour at full power, aprox proportionally less at lower powers. Given the cost of running a VLocity I would not think i was worth  it. Also these lower power sets will get pushed more to try and make up for the lower power, so fuel saving will not be as good as they expect.

    woodford

    Edited 07 May 2019 19:21, 2 years ago, edited by woodford

    I just think dropping from 750hp to 650hp is more trouble than it is worth. Are we really going save that much in fuel by dropping 100hp per car?
    Duncs
    Fuel saving will be around 16 litres per hour at full power, aprox proportionally less at lower powers. Given the cost of running a VLocity I would not think i was worth  it. Also these lower power sets will get pushed more to try and make up for the lower power, so fuel saving will not be as good as they expect.

    woodford

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