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I have just read the article in August 2003 Trains about the new proposed locos for NJT and I wonder why they they would want to use an inverter rather than a seperately powered HEP system. With the proposed set-up if the diesel engine or alternator failed you would have no propulsion, lighting (mayby battery emergency only) air-conditioning/heating or other electrical power. A simular scenario happened to a train here in Queensland some time ago where all power was lost, the windows are double glazed and fixed and the train staff couldn't risk opening the doors because the passengers may have tried to leave the train. I am not sure how long they had to sit in their steel tube in the Queensland sun before they were rescued but I remember they were not happy. If there was seperate engines on the proposed loco's at least they would have either propulsion or air-conditioning/heating. <br /> <br />Darren
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