by DutchRailnut
The Budd SPV, a failure or a head of its time.
The SPV was in some eyes a failure but in most railroaders that did understand them a car that was way to advanced for the railroads of 80's
In todays enviroment with AC locomotives and electronics galore it would seem a SPV would be maintainable.
With 30 actual cars built from 1979 to 1981 it was not even a small class .
cars built were:
One demonstrator for Budd itself #2000
Six cars for Morocco's Royal train shell numbers 2001 > 2006
One Car for FRA geometry unit shell no #2007 #T-10
Thirteen cars for Conndot (amtrak painted) shell numbers 2008 > 2020 Road numbers # 988 > 999 plus #50
Ten cars for MTA(metro North) shell no's 2021>2030.
There were extra shells built of which 3 are at Delaware car Company plus 10 shells cut up at the former Red Lions plant in Philadelphia.
The cars had two Drive engines, stock 360 hp Detroit 8V-92's and one aux(HEP) Detroit unit 4V-92 of 35 Kw (the Conndot cars had Lister-Petter Aux engines) at 127 000 Lbs it only weight in 10 000 lbs over the RDC.
The SPV was in some eyes a failure but in most railroaders that did understand them a car that was way to advanced for the railroads of 80's
In todays enviroment with AC locomotives and electronics galore it would seem a SPV would be maintainable.
With 30 actual cars built from 1979 to 1981 it was not even a small class .
cars built were:
One demonstrator for Budd itself #2000
Six cars for Morocco's Royal train shell numbers 2001 > 2006
One Car for FRA geometry unit shell no #2007 #T-10
Thirteen cars for Conndot (amtrak painted) shell numbers 2008 > 2020 Road numbers # 988 > 999 plus #50
Ten cars for MTA(metro North) shell no's 2021>2030.
There were extra shells built of which 3 are at Delaware car Company plus 10 shells cut up at the former Red Lions plant in Philadelphia.
The cars had two Drive engines, stock 360 hp Detroit 8V-92's and one aux(HEP) Detroit unit 4V-92 of 35 Kw (the Conndot cars had Lister-Petter Aux engines) at 127 000 Lbs it only weight in 10 000 lbs over the RDC.
If Conductors are in charge, why are they promoted to be Engineer???
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Retired Triebfahrzeugführer. I am not a moderator.