Things with a thing in common

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 02/26/2019 at 16:49 • Filed to: Ford Ranger, Class 230

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This choo choo train:

And this Ford Ranger

They have, or could have, this in common:

It’s a 3.2l Ford diesel five. Available as an option on the Ranger which more commonly gets, at least where I am, a 2.2 four which is to be replac ed by a new 2.0.

The train however has four of them, a pair under each car. Why so many? B ecause in an unusual and seemingly contrarian move, what was previously an EV is being converted to diesel, a change which would probably induce paroxysms in believers in dieselgate. There isn’t space for one large engine so two smaller ones are stuck in instead.

Terra > Cé hé sin 02/26/2019 at 17:35

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weird!

djmt1 > Cé hé sin 02/26/2019 at 18:13

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Huh, I thought Vivarail’s whole thing was that it was making battery powered trains. To think we' re so lacking in DMUs that we’re having to convert old tube rolling stock. 

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Cé hé sin 02/26/2019 at 18:59

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DMUs, a thing that I still haven't ridden on.

Cé hé sin > djmt1 02/26/2019 at 19:10

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The original business plane was produce DMUs to replace Pacers. That didn’t work out because the intended customer went for new build instead. They instead got two small orders which haven’t been put in service yet for reasons unrevealed although mileage acc umulation is ongoing. . They then needed to come up with something else so they built an experimental BEMU. They’re also talk ing about a fuel cell model ( an FCMU?).

Cé hé sin > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 02/26/2019 at 19:13

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Never? D epends where you are I suppose but the vast majority of the trains I’ve been on have been EMUs or DMUs. Loco hauled is something of a rarity except for long distance.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Cé hé sin 02/26/2019 at 19:23

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I’ve never actually been on a DMU, true statement! If it was diesel, it was loco.  I did just learn that a new branch line to our local metro (which I never use) uses light rail 2-car DMUs.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 02/27/2019 at 03:05

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you need to ride it and post a video

:)

Cé hé sin > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 02/27/2019 at 04:40

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If you’re on a commuter type one, they’re not necessarily the most refined of trains, especially if you’re over an engine as there’s then something of the feeling of being in a bus.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > pip bip - choose Corrour 02/27/2019 at 14:47

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I’m actually a bit of a closet train fan.  Being from Hong Kong does that to people