sprinterguy
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I have no idea how you come to that conclusion: The 5-car Bi-mode IEP trains will have distributed traction, a similar power output to a 4-car Voyager and a lower weight than either a 5-car Super Voyager or a hypothetical 5-car Pendolino. It is well known that the Voyagers completely trounce HST timings and that distributed traction is superior when it comes to acceleration. And of course the Bi-mode trains will be running on electric power for the greater part of their journeys, instantly setting up power outputs, rates of acceleration and journey times that leave a diesel powered HST in the dust.And there is not a chance that IEP bi-modes could keep to HST timings, whereas a loco could! As the experts have said bi-modes will be very slow at accelerating so journey times will be longer.
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According to the published figures, the 5-car Bi-mode trains will have a power to weight ratio of 11.325hp/tonne when running on diesel. This compares with 13.25hp/tonne for a 5-car class 221. There are no published figures (that I know of) for the weight of the 9-car bi-mode trains that will be used on the East Coast, but some rough calculations suggest that the power to weight ratio will be similar to that of the 5-car Bi-modes.RAGNARØKR;1342723 said:Depends on the bi-mode, surely? What is the power/weight ratio of the trains?
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Yes, electricity use is costed separately. In the current CP4 period, overhead electricity use is charged at 1.13 pence per vehicle mile for passenger trains.Sorry just done some research on this. And from what I have read electric is not included in track access charges.
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