TransPennine Express

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RE: TransPennine Express

(13/02/2017 19:33)wirralbus Wrote:  Over-powered , have you been on one of these units when the eco-system for the train drops an engine so it only runs on 2 of the 3 engines , the system picks at random which engine to turn off.

I have and I use them on a regular basis so I know how the engine system works - but you were the one that posted about an article saying they were apparently "over powered"

(13/02/2017 18:48)wirralbus Wrote:  I was reading an article about the Class 185 units just before Christmas , the article was saying that as three car units all powered there a bit on the over-powered side.

The DfT said no to a trailer car being built to make them all into four car units a while back which would have got power to weight back to normal i think.