Peter Sarf
Established Member
My guess is that the 97s are allowed but at a lower speed and probably on limited runs (maybe higher track access charges as well).So 197s with an axle weight of c. 11 tonnes are too heavy for the coast but 97s with an axle weight of c. 18 tonnes are ok? Hmmm.
But how on earth did we come to a higher axle weight for a modern train in these energy conscious times ?.