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17th July 2008, 06:48 PM

"Nick Leverton" <nick@leverton.org> wrote
>
> The 3TCs used to be a bit quicker off the mark: the same power but only
> 3/4 the weight !
>
TC stock would have been a decided advantage when I travelled from Ashford
to Hastings in a train dragged by a 73. We actually had a 4CIG, so the 600
hp of the 73's diesel engine had to drag the weight of the useless traction
motors of the CIG.

Peter

17th July 2008, 06:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Peter Masson Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Sarah Siddons and 38 stock in September? "Nick Leverton" <nick@leverton.org> wrote > > The 3TCs used to be a bit quicker off the mark: the same power but only > 3/4 the weight ! > TC stock would have been a decided advantage when I travelled from Ashford to Hastings in a train dragged by a 73. We actually had a 4CIG, so the 600 hp of the 73's diesel engine had to drag the weight of the useless traction motors of the CIG. Peter