Head-end Power for SPAX 70

Bid Number | 12-019-MEC
Head End Power For Locomotive Number 70
SEPTA requires the purchase and installation of a head end power generator for Locomotive 70.

Deadline for Sealed Bids: Rescheduled to April 05, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Sealed Bid Opening Location: 11B

Contact Name: Marie Corbi
Contact E-mail: [email protected]
Contact Phone: (215) 580-7065

http://septa.org/business/bid/100k/deta ... 9-MEC.html

Consider the possibilities.

Another shot at a useless 2-car commuter train to Fox Chase?

I would assume such HEP is for emergency purposes.

R36 Combine Coach wrote:I would assume such HEP is for emergency purposes.

My guess is it's for rescuing broken-down push-pull sets including the passengers.

There's probably a sensor to prevent it from functioning north of Rhawn street........

Clearfield wrote:

R36 Combine Coach wrote:I would assume such HEP is for emergency purposes.

My guess is it's for rescuing broken-down push-pull sets including the passengers.

There's probably a sensor to prevent it from functioning north of Rhawn street........

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PS: There are a few other interesting bids...

http://septa.org/business/bid/100k/deta ... 1-RMF.html - Repower SPAX 50
http://septa.org/business/bid/results/d ... 03-JJC.pdf - Special Track Work-Cynwyd Access

They use the head end power to power the wire train. That is why the usual power on the wire train is 60 or 61 when they are not broken down. Although the wire train has it's own generator on one of the flat cars or platform car, they prefer to use the engine's HEP. Maybe the small one on the wire train isn't as powerful?

Since the 70 only has 2 Gen-Sets I guess the new HEP unit will go in the empty compartment where the 3rd Gen-Set would have been located.

Wouldn't they be better off picking up a couple of used passenger locomotives already equipped with HEP?

Interesting. It would make it the only genset with HEP... The ALP-45DP's are gensets (two smaller Caterpillar engines, in order to reduce weight), but were designed as passenger units, so they don't count