BNR Cargo Locomotives

SD45T-2
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BNR Cargo Locomotives Jun 4, 2015 13:58:13 GMT

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Post by SD45T-2 on Jun 4, 2015 13:58:13 GMT

SD45T-2 from Elvas Tower here.

Anyway, I've been shopping for mainline electrics. Good news maybe on that front....

I've found some TRAXX locomotives here....

sites.google.com/site/bobomsts/downloads/hb

I do have a few questions though.

1. What's the wire height again? I forgot, and I do apologize.

2. What's the line Voltage, and is it AC or DC?

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BNR Cargo Locomotives Jun 4, 2015 14:24:26 GMT

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Post by blillpers on Jun 4, 2015 14:24:26 GMT

Hello,

1 - Wire height is 6.0 meters which seems to be a standard height for most European locos.
2 - The Borawian mainline network uses AC electrification with 25kV.

A TRAXX locomotive would be good as a successor of the ageing EF53s.

Builder of the Borawian Railways route.

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BNR Cargo Locomotives Jun 4, 2015 18:05:39 GMT

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Post by SD45T-2 on Jun 4, 2015 18:05:39 GMT

Thanks Bjorn.

Few more questions. There's multiple variations of the Traxx Locomotive.

When should these come to BNR? With the Dash 9s in the 1990s, or later? This will determine the builder. Either ADtranz or Bombardier, and also, the body style and class.

I don't think we need the locomotive to have more than two pantographs. Those seem to be for muti-voltage situations. Is there other line voltages on Borawia?

Last Edit: Jun 4, 2015 18:11:52 GMT by SD45T-2

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BNR Cargo Locomotives Jun 5, 2015 8:39:28 GMT

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Post by blillpers on Jun 5, 2015 8:39:28 GMT

I would say they were introduced in the late 90s. Several new locomotive types were introduced around then, the Dash-9, TRAXX and the ED75 and ED86s. There may be other voltages in use somewhere in Borawia, but if so that is on more or less isolated networks such as suburban train-tram lines and such, nowhere a heavy freight electric would run, so a 2-pantograph version is the right one for BNR.

Builder of the Borawian Railways route.

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BNR Cargo Locomotives Jun 5, 2015 14:06:18 GMT

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Post by SD45T-2 on Jun 5, 2015 14:06:18 GMT

Thanks.

The units will be the Class 145 model, which are part of the TRAXX series, but are also predecessors. Built by ADtranz.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DBAG_Class_145_and_146

Units will be done to Deutsche Bahn specs, with BNR modifications.

BNR Designation would be EC56 - Electric, 4 axle trucks, 5632 hp.

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BNR Cargo Locomotives Jun 5, 2015 21:31:14 GMT

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Post by cwvs on Jun 5, 2015 21:31:14 GMT

I believe the TRAXX locomotives are a fairly recent development beginning with the ALP46 and running through the IORE locomotives which I believe preceded the TRAXX locomotives. The ED75 I have been working on is based on the ALP46 delivered to NJ Transit, the initial order in 1999, additional units classed ALP46-A arriving in 2008. The IORE units were delivered to LKAB beginning in 2000 to 2004, with and additional order in 2011, with additional units constructed in 2013-14. I hope this timeline helps in the development of these units.

Bob

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BNR Cargo Locomotives Jun 5, 2015 23:47:29 GMT

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Post by SD45T-2 on Jun 5, 2015 23:47:29 GMT

Sorry Bob, a little clarification in that regard...

In November 1994, Deutsche Bahn chose AEG to supply DB's freight business area DB Cargo (today DB Schenker Rail) with eighty locomotives for medium-weight freight trains, the DBAG Class 145.[3] The original Class 145 design was a cheaper derivative of the 12X, leaving away components for higher speeds, including hollow-shaft drives, which were replaced by simpler axle hung drives.[30] After the merger of AEG Bahnsysteme and ABB Transportation into Adtranz, the final design of the locomotive was adapted for more commonalities with the DBAG Class 101, an express locomotive originally ordered from ABB at the same time.[30] In particular, the less advanced ester cooled inverters with GTO thyristors and the also ester cooled main transformer of the DBAG Class 145 was derived from those of the DBAG Class 101, and the bogie design was modified to fit into ABB's Flexicoil family, with wheelbase increased to 2,650 mm (104.3 in).

Which would put it in the timeline for the 1990s. While the Class 145 is before the formal introduction of the TRAXX line, it is considered a TRAXX locomotive.

Last Edit: Jun 5, 2015 23:49:18 GMT by SD45T-2