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Posted: Nov 25 2013 (11:39)
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Last Response: Nov 28 2013 (18:59)
19 Responses
Last Response: Nov 28 2013 (18:59)
Nov 25 2013 (11:39) 12615/Grand Trunk Express (PT) | TEO/Teegaon (2 PFs)
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MSN_Ponds~ 2477 blog postsNow ith GT getting a P7, anyone has any idea if bankers are getting attached in the Teegaon - ChiChonda section ?
2 Public Posts - Mon Nov 25, 2013
5 Public Posts - Thu Nov 28, 2013
Yes, P4 can ascend , but please see attached pic
An average weight of an ICF coach would be around 45 Tonnes including payload. with 24 coaches, you are looking at 1080 tonnes,
which means a train like GT or TN can easily take a 1:100 gradient at 60kmph, but as it becomes steeper, the load carrying capacity decreases geometrically. There will be not much diff between 1:200 and 1:100, but once you going down to 1:60 or 1:70 a P4 may be able to haul 16 - 18 coaches and that too...
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An average weight of an ICF coach would be around 45 Tonnes including payload. with 24 coaches, you are looking at 1080 tonnes,
which means a train like GT or TN can easily take a 1:100 gradient at 60kmph, but as it becomes steeper, the load carrying capacity decreases geometrically. There will be not much diff between 1:200 and 1:100, but once you going down to 1:60 or 1:70 a P4 may be able to haul 16 - 18 coaches and that too...
more...
11 Public Posts - Thu Nov 28, 2013