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Originally Posted by 41225
I remember travelling a lot on these in the sixties ,local ones with two cars (ie Rugeley to Birmingham)and from Snow hill to Cardiff (change at Gloucester?)with I think six cars.I always thought that they were a pleasant mode of travel and wondered if they were in fact commercially successful?I think they were all built my Metro -Vickers?
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There's a simple answer to that
Yes
A train using smaller power plants in tandem to move a heavy train is always more cost effective than one huge power plant for them as they use less power once motion is achieved
Plus maintenance of the smaller units is easier and cheaper than of loco's and faster turnarounds possible.