What is this?

[Coxster]

First one to guess what is sitting next to this 90 get's a... errrrm... nothing actually! People who were there are not permitted to answer

Edit: Slash says anybody who doesn't know what it is, needs shooting. Yes, rather random I know!

 

[Tom]

A traction motor of some description?

 

[Coxster]

That didn't last long! For a bonus point, how many do Class 90s have?

 

[Tom]

I'd guess 3.

 

[Kris]

4? One per axle?

 

[Tom]

That would of course be the common sense answer...

 

[Coxster]

Kris is correct.

 

[Kris]

Made me wonder why you said 3 - unless it was for rotor blades in the roof?

 

[Tom]

Does the railway ever make common sense Kris?

 

[Kris]

Post privatisation ........... No!

 

[Tom]

Case closed.

 

[Kris]

Sounds daft I know ....... but I didn't know until a few years ago that Diesel Elecrics had electric motors. I still assumed it was just a massive diesel engine that powered the wheels.

 

[Tom]

Heh, anything 2xx is a diesel electric to all essential purposes, I know a few of the 1xx's are almost DEMUs but not quite...