R62A 1651 Posted October 13, 2008 Share #1 Posted October 13, 2008 couple of new things for evry1 to know. i was railfannin along brighton today, brand new 160A-2 in testing.(8663-8672). and 8653-8657 is paired w/ 8748-8752. if u get a 160A-2 w/ a 160B-1(onix) you are in for a treat because from my ride today an alstom w/ kawasaki is much more powerful, much more powerful. on the stretch btwn ave u to kings hwy the speed was over 40 trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted October 14, 2008 Share #2 Posted October 14, 2008 couple of new things for evry1 to know. i was railfannin along brighton today, brand new 160A-2 in testing.(8663-8672). and 8653-8657 is paired w/ 8748-8752. if u get a 160A-2 w/ a 160B-1(onix) you are in for a treat because from my ride today an alstom w/ kawasaki is much more powerful, much more powerful. on the stretch btwn ave u to kings hwy the speed was over 40 trust me. ah... test hunting! over 40?!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted October 14, 2008 Share #3 Posted October 14, 2008 couple of new things for evry1 to know. i was railfannin along brighton today, brand new 160A-2 in testing.(8663-8672). and 8653-8657 is paired w/ 8748-8752. if u get a 160A-2 w/ a 160B-1(onix) you are in for a treat because from my ride today an alstom w/ kawasaki is much more powerful, much more powerful. on the stretch btwn ave u to kings hwy the speed was over 40 trust me. The pairing between the A and B sets have been going on for quite some time now. Its first pairing was with 8833 - 8837, then 8813 - 8817, then 8729 - 8732. Dont know about the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted October 14, 2008 Share #4 Posted October 14, 2008 It's true that those mixed sets are faster. I had heard this last week, and then yesterday someone brought one in on the , saying it seemed like it had no governor and when I took it back out, it was notably faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted October 14, 2008 Share #5 Posted October 14, 2008 Which operating end is faster to operate? Or is it both ends...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted October 15, 2008 Share #6 Posted October 15, 2008 Must be both, because the guy who brought it in had one end, and I had the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted October 15, 2008 Share #7 Posted October 15, 2008 It's true that those mixed sets are faster. I had heard this last week, and then yesterday someone brought one in on the , saying it seemed like it had no governor and when I took it back out, it was notably faster. Hmm interesting...I wonder mechanically why that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted October 15, 2008 Share #8 Posted October 15, 2008 Also, since I don't want to start another thread on this, and it's related to R160 deliveries (indirectly), why not: There was recently another transfer of R42 to Jamaica. This morning I rode car 4763 on the , which I think was the highest number in the set. The whole consist had trains of 475X and 476X so it was probably fresh from ENY. This transfer leaves ENY with 70 R42s, and they only need 40 cars (maybe 48 for spares) for service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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