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<blockquote>Ouch Michael, you got me...<br /></blockquote><blockquote>My bad!</blockquote><blockquote>You are right, I dismanteld myself by not looking what ton/miles they achived...</blockquote><blockquote>The Turbines had 4500hp, early, and 8500hp-10000hp (Big Blow)<br /></blockquote><blockquote>Hope to provide some data later...</blockquote><blockquote>Of course, if the Big Boy would have done the gtm as 4 diesels, than the steamer</blockquote><blockquote>would run cheaper...</blockquote><blockquote>Was that true at that times? 336.12$ fuel costs vs 145.14$ for the Challenger?</blockquote><blockquote>Very interesting... What's yours source?</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>But at least, do not you agree with me that a new kind of burning process has to developed first, in order to provide same effecienty as gas burning engines or processes? Steam turbines are just used in big appliances so far, for trains they may not be so useful... </blockquote><blockquote>Think you wrote it already here, the best would be a centered power source, suplling electric trains.</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>Best regards</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>Lars </blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><br /> </blockquote> </blockquote>
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