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[email protected] · April 20th 17, 12:52 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article
-september
..org, (Recliner) wrote:

wrote:

It must be noted from the reports on the fire that there are
genuine issues with making the power packs compatible with a rail
traction environment. Fascinating.

Yes, and they'd clearly not put enough effort into the task. Vivarail seem
to have tried to simply outsource the whole power pack to a local firm,
which obviously bodged it. The proven Ford engine may be up to the job,
but how it's mounted in the power pack (plumbing, wiring, fire-proofing,
etc) is at least as important.

The other point being that systems regarded as adequate for the roads most
definitely aren't acceptable as safe for rail use. We put up with incredibly
low safety standards in road vehicles.

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Colin Rosenstiel