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Originally Posted by steam for ever
I have never driven diesels, but I know someone who has done.
They said it was terrible.
Why do you think diesel brake tenders were invented?
The braking power was much weaker.
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To the best of my knowledge diesel brake tenders were only used on unfitted trains, where the loco brakes were not enough to stop the train unaided.
But, even in steam days, unfitted trains had to have some wagon brakes partially applied when going down steep gradients because the loco brakes could not cope.
Perhaps some of the ex steam and diesel drivers on here would like to supply a little "evidence" ?
To be perfectly honest, until today I did not know that diesel brake tenders even existed, we live and learn !
http://www.semgonline.com/diesel/dbt.html