Starting an 80 class.mpg

Starting an aussie alco Comeng CE615 2000hp NSWSRA Freightcorp 80 class at LMC Lithgow NSW.
This sequence is now included in the DVD A Shift in the Shed, plus Broadmeadow Loco Depot, available at Alcoworld Ingleburn NSW.

[@mattmatty4670]

Cool thanks mate

[@ergotot45]

Gotta love the 80 Class……..an achronistic last fling for Comeng. Amazing that some still cling to life on the mainline in 2014!

[@castlemania08]

Very different engine sound compared to other big diesels!

[@SheltonDCruz]

what does bringing up that big switch do?

[@aussiealco]

Sheldon, I presume that your are referring to the battery knife switch. When a diesel locomotive is stabled this switch is opened to prevent the batteries from being drained. You close the switch when you want to start the locomotive. Control current on a diesel locomotive is usually 75 volts, a tad more grunt than 12 volts on a car. Steve.

[@SheltonDCruz]

Thanks Steve!

[@patkelly6349]

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