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#1 Posted : 10 September 2015 04:52:09(UTC)
Token

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Joined: 25/01/2009(UTC)
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Location: Sydney, NSW
On reviewing this first video below, I was prompted to wonder what the most amount of power in a single train (not locomotive) has been...

New Zealand Railways (Kiwi Rail) delivers 16 new DL class locomotives to Te Rapa;

Kiwi Rail delivers 16 DL locomotives

IF all locomotives were working (which they weren't), the total amount of available power would have been 57,600hp. Note the following stats;

Kiwirail DL class locomotive

Specifications

UIC classification - Co-Co
Gauge - 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Length - 18.5 metres (60 ft 8 in) over drawgear, 18.12 metres (59 ft 5 in) over body
Axle load - 18 tonnes (18 long tons; 20 short tons)
Locomotive weight - 108 tonnes (106 long tons; 119 short tons)
Prime mover - MTU 20V 4000R43‡
Alternator - Yongji Electric Machine Factory JF205 Series
Traction motors - Yongji Electric Machine Factory ZD126C
Power output - Engine 2,700 kilowatts (3,600 hp)

Then, I happened upon this;

Despite what the title suggests, 28

28 BNSF SD75M's

Listen to it with a good base.

Again, IF all locomotives were working (which they weren't), the total amount of available power would have been 120,400hp. Note the following stats;

BNSF SD75M

Specifications

AAR wheel arr. - C-C
Gauge - 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover - EMD 16-710-G3
Cylinders - 16
Transmission - diesel electric
Power output - 4,300 horsepower (3,200 kW)
Locomotive weight - ?

Can anyone beat that?
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