Re: Good news for SMART & NWP
Author: Railfan FARMER, not foamer
Date: 02-09-2012 - 02:26
Capdiamont Wrote:
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> The original diesel engine was ran on peanut oil
> not veggi oil. The fuel efficiency of trains is
> higher than rubber tire based motorized
> transportation. As fuel increases, more people
> move to mass transit like SMART. The more people
> on it, the better for SMART, to a point. The point
> is over crowding, and slow to get additional
> DMU's. You also have to max throughput for the
> rail route as configured. Ie how much is double
> track vs single track. Gauntlet track would be
> considered single track for throughput purposes.
Peanut oil is a "veggi" oil. Peanuts=Legumes=Beans/Pea family, therefor, vegetarian. Otherwise I agree with your statement.