Class 230: alternative engine suggestions

[FrontSideBus]

Moderator note: Split from

Transport for Wales Class 230

Looks like 2 x 197s today and just 1 x 230 on the Wrexham-Bidston service. And so it was for much of last week, except that it isn't 1 230, but 2 - they swap over during the day... Clearly they are having problems as outlined above, but at least TFW seem to be trying to run the timetable, even...

www.railforums.co.uk

It is interesting how they went with quite a high speed engine design. I would have gone with something like a Cummins 6BT if there was room underneath!

 

[tfw756rider]

It is interesting how they went with quite a high speed engine design. I would have went with something like a Cummins 6BT if there was room underneath!

Well the modern equivalent of the 6BT in power rating terms is the 4-cylinder ISB4.5 (~150-200hp), and the modern equivalent of the 6BT in terms of 6-cylinder B-series is the ISB6.7 (~250-300hp).

I have personally imagined a Cummins-powered 230 myself, but I recall Vivarail saying that they wanted to use "automotive technology", but meaning van/pickup rather than lorry/bus.