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Old 11th September 2020, 13:18
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Class 90 electrics in tandem.

There is a photo in the gallery showing two class 90 locos on a freight concist.

https://www.railwayforum.net/gallery...date=lastvisit

Two questions.

1) Why would any freight movement need that much horsepower, or is it in case one breaks down ?

2) I seem to remember reading that the current draw of two class 90s was too much for the overhead system in some locations, so the combination was effectively banned.
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