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TS 2020 Diesel Race
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Iskra
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I'd go class 37. 67's have poor acceleration. It's about power/weight ratio I think.
Edit: I've now watched it; interesting!
Edit: I've now watched it; interesting!
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Edit - Stick to the day job Cowley...
hexagon789
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Are these all running light engine? I think the Deltic, it has a high power-to-weight ratio and passenger gearing.
I was thinking on the lines of top speed, but I didn't know how long the 'race track' was.
NoMorePacers
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Well it really depends on a couple of things.
The length of the drag strip (that's effectively what it is - just with rails instead of tarmac), the weather conditions and any possible gradients there might be.
Let's assume it's half a mile long, there are perfect weather conditions and is on completely level ground.
With that in mind, I say the order is: 70 > 66 > 37 > freight 47 (assuming that's what the separate 47s are for) > passenger 47 (ETS lumps a bit of weight which slows things down) > 33 > Deltic > 73 (assuming on diesel - electric motors should help with initial propulsion) > 67.
If you bump the length up to a mile, then I think we're looking at: 70 > 37 > 66 > 47 #1 > 47 #2 > Deltic > 67 > 33 > 73.
Going up to 2 miles, the locos will have probably maxed out, in which case it would probably look like: 67 > Deltic > 47 #2 > 33 > 37 > 70 > 66 > 47 #1 > 73.
That isn't taking into account things like weather, which would probably help out the heavier locos a bunch, or gradients, which would probably add more raw power into the mix.
I've probably massively overcomplicated that but it's fun to take a more complex look at things.
The length of the drag strip (that's effectively what it is - just with rails instead of tarmac), the weather conditions and any possible gradients there might be.
Let's assume it's half a mile long, there are perfect weather conditions and is on completely level ground.
With that in mind, I say the order is: 70 > 66 > 37 > freight 47 (assuming that's what the separate 47s are for) > passenger 47 (ETS lumps a bit of weight which slows things down) > 33 > Deltic > 73 (assuming on diesel - electric motors should help with initial propulsion) > 67.
If you bump the length up to a mile, then I think we're looking at: 70 > 37 > 66 > 47 #1 > 47 #2 > Deltic > 67 > 33 > 73.
Going up to 2 miles, the locos will have probably maxed out, in which case it would probably look like: 67 > Deltic > 47 #2 > 33 > 37 > 70 > 66 > 47 #1 > 73.
That isn't taking into account things like weather, which would probably help out the heavier locos a bunch, or gradients, which would probably add more raw power into the mix.
I've probably massively overcomplicated that but it's fun to take a more complex look at things.
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