Somthing a 66 can't handle...

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110 Cars, hock: How the heck could they pull so much aroundhock:.

 

[me123]

110 hock:

I know the freight locos in America are built to do lots of carriages cos of the distances involved, and it is double headed but still hock:

 

[gingerheid]

Blimey! And most of them would count as two of our cars, on account of being two high!

Wonder how long it takes to get to speed.

 

[Respite]

..............Yes engineer, the hot axlebox detector has detected a problem on axle number 3,456.............can you walk back & check it out before procceding!
:roll::???:

 

[TheSlash]

I've a 66 struggle before. Just the other day i saw one struggling to start off the that big blue car train that goes into Southampton East Docks. The driver had to wind it right up and put some sand down.
Some of the freightliners that we see at night can give a Freightliner 66 a good work out, especially when they change crews at Eastleigh on the up side and have to start the train off towards Winchester. Full throttle, turbo screaming jobby

 

[Nym]

When they make them longer, they might start ouble heading them, although FL are getting some more powerful ones aren't they?

 

[P156KWJ]

some freight trains in the USA have locos wedged in the middle as well as front/back to provide help - especially places like Montanna with high gradients

 

[Callufrax]

Part of the reason, also, is that, across the UK and Europe, screw couplings are still dominant. Whereas in North America, buckeye couplings are used. Buckeye couplings are capable of hauling heavier loads, I've been lead to believe.

 

[djw1981]

FL are alkso getting the project genesis more powerful loco's for the heavier trains.

 

[Jord]

In Carlisle at night, i've saw EWS and Freightliner 66s struggling pulling away will full loads of coal.

 

[Nym]

FL are alkso getting the project genesis more powerful loco's for the heavier trains.

I just said that

It's only another 300hp though, making it 3300hp, but I think the're making it a more efficent transfer with a diferent torque curve...

 

[16CSVT2700]

I just said that

It's only another 300hp though, making it 3300hp, but I think the're making it a more efficent transfer with a diferent torque curve...

Class 66s are 3200hp