Jamie M
25 Apr 2017, 6:04 pm
#332
(25 Apr 2017, 5:59 pm)South Tyne Lad It can be done, But after treatment they wouldn't just be non-standard within the company, But also the whole UK. So would be very hard to sell on if GNE wanted too in the future.
The reason they would be non-standard is because of the longer overhang only found in the LH version of the B5 ( Hybrid ) This is too accommodate the Electric Traction motors without eating away at most of the cabin.
It's poverplant, The D5F is too weak to power itself on its own, So would have to be either upgraded to the D5K Euro 6 or just a bigger engine altogether, That will also set you back a bit.
All in all, Its best just to keep them as there are.
So the hybrid engineers have to shift depot, too? Or train a new batch of hybrid engineers? That doesn't seem very practical.
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