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July 9th 11, 06:52 PM
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First Great Western Equipment Question
"Robert Neville" wrote in message
... I recently spent some time in Teignmouth and had occasion to take a FGW train to/from Exeter. I don't know what models FGW uses - the set going to Exeter was definitely an older 2 car set, the return trip was still two car but much newer. I thought most modern trains were diesel electric. That is, the diesel ran at constant speed power an genset, which in turn provided electricity to drive electric motors. None of FGW's 2 car DMUs are diesel electric - I'm sure the only diesel electric units (ie DEMUs) in use in GB are the Voyagers and Meridians. The latest new small DMUs (the 172s used by LO and Chiltern) aren't diesel electric either, and have surprisingly gone back to mechanical gearboxes following the widespread use of hydraulic gearboxes... Paul S |
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