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Posted: Jan 28 2019 (18:30)
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Last Response: Jan 30 2019 (05:29)
12 Responses
Last Response: Jan 30 2019 (05:29)
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The highrise pantos being developed are based on the WBL85 air-operated pantograph. The WBL85 is a air-operated panto, suitable for high speed operations as it is pneumatically operated and can maintain better control compared to the traditional spring operated pantos like AM12 or AM92 that are seen on most locos in IR.
The additional height does make it more susceptible to oscillations and adverse weather, but I believe, the panto itself will be able to sustain 130kmph (and probably 160kmph too, but that would need some confirmation) with no issues.
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The additional height does make it more susceptible to oscillations and adverse weather, but I believe, the panto itself will be able to sustain 130kmph (and probably 160kmph too, but that would need some confirmation) with no issues.
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1 Public Posts - Wed Jan 30, 2019