26D_Ms letzte Aktivitäten
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26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Bahamas.
Aesthetics I would imagine as much as anything. No smoke deflectors on a jub so it would certainly spoil the elegant lines. 6201 has the pump on the outside but below the running plate at the front LHS so it is visible but not prominent. As John...
23 Juni 2026 um 11:17 -
26D_M gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema Bahamas.
You either run it a block behind or put it on the back, still need to staff and fuel it. This is no different for the last 20 years though, which is when EWS withdrew their last dual braked locos. Both West Coast and VT risk assess trips and act...
22 Juni 2026 um 16:57 -
26D_M gefällt LMS2968s Beitrag in dem Thema Bahamas.
The different air / vacuum (air pressure in reverse) are compensated by the use of bigger cylinders for a vacuum system so equalising the brake effort. A vacuum brake can be just as effective as an air system although slower acting, hence the...
22 Juni 2026 um 16:56 -
26D_M antwortete auf das Thema Bahamas.
That is a fact John, certainly seems to have been a concern over the last 10 years but it must be getting on 30 years since last there were any dual braked diesel locos active, apart from those operated by WC and more latterly VT of course....
22 Juni 2026 um 14:56
