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Re: NJT to replace Arrow IIIs with ''Multilevel Power Cars'' |
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Posted by WillD on Sun Aug 5 15:41:54 2012, in response to Re: NJT to replace Arrow IIIs with ''Multilevel Power Cars'', posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sun Aug 5 15:27:37 2012. If you have to sacrifice space on the lower level, there's really no advantage to using multilevels, no?If they convert them to 3-2 seating there really wouldn't be any loss in seating. But more than likely we'll see the traction electronics on the mid level behind the cab, as is done on a number of bilevel EMUs. After all, the middle deck is somewhat wasted space on the MLVs. It is also possible we may have half or a quarter the lower level given to the traction systems and that could result in a single-ended compartment on the lower level which I'm sure NJT's conductors would appreciate. If you want to do this on the cheap, maybe motorizing some Comet V's is the way to go. A rebuild that radical is hardly going to be cheap because the Comet Vs are not compatible with the latest FRA regs. A rebuild of that sort would eliminate their grandfathering and require that they be brought up to compatibility. It'd probably be cheaper to check with Rotem or Kawasaki and see if they could do a more powerful Silverliner V or M8 which could haul an MLV trailer. There's really no need to use MU's on the NEC. Spoken as one who has never gotten stuck on a NEC local with an MLV set and counted the minutes as your train rapidly heads toward being late because the MLV can't even keep up with the padded schedule when making all stops. |
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