Re: Tractive effort, horsepower, and tractive power
| July 14, 2016 02:14PM |
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Thank you for that simple explanation. I had never understood what TE actually was as no book, magazine article, internet posting, or anything I've ever seen in over 30 years ever simply said what the heck Tractive Effort was.
So, TE is the max weight a loco can get moving (on assuming level track), right?
Really, for many years I've wondered what it meant because every reference you ever see to it assumes you already knew what TE was!
hoghead1 Wrote:
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> Hi, Douvgg,
> Not to add to the confusion, but TE is more a
> measure of how much weight the engine can set in
> motion, forget speed.
>
-Lee
Flickr photo set of my On30 layout
So, TE is the max weight a loco can get moving (on assuming level track), right?
Really, for many years I've wondered what it meant because every reference you ever see to it assumes you already knew what TE was!
hoghead1 Wrote:
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> Hi, Douvgg,
> Not to add to the confusion, but TE is more a
> measure of how much weight the engine can set in
> motion, forget speed.
>
-Lee
Flickr photo set of my On30 layout
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