As a matter of interest, what is the directly equivalent figure for a 159/0 ?The working range is 1200mi, they don’t have a fuel gauge per se (there’s a sight glass on the tanks for the pedants) - it’s one of the roles of a fleet controller to track how many miles a unit has done and ensure it gets to somewhere it can be fuelled before that number gets to 1200.
My question is 159/0 specific - it may be they are the same as a 158 but don't have figures for them either; also 159/0 might have been modified in this respect from 158 which equally I do not know, so all a question really.
Engines / power are not equal - 159/0 have the Cummins 400 hp engine, 159/1 (and /most/ 158 the 350 hp engine, so there may be a fuel range difference between 159/0 and 159/1 if their tanks are the same size; 16x have the Perkins 350 hp engine (some 158 have these, but not in units relevant to my question).
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