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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 3:02 pm
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homelyboy
 
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Originally Posted by Palal
although the 817/14 rolling stock have DC motors that consume more than AC motors, and also are pretty heavy trains.
Well, quite heavy, but NYCS' very modern R142B weights 1923 kg per meter of length, while 81-717 only 1770 kg per meter of length (though being wider!).

Of course, there are some lighter trains around the world...
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