Locomotives have less pulling power in OR (X2950, Crawford Hill, Test rolling stock crawford)

[Dave Kolbenschlag]

I have noticed that in running the same routes/activities in MSTS and OR that the locomotives have less power (ability to haul the consist at speed or to move at all).

Attached is an example. You can see the load factor on the amp meter is, in genera,l higher on OR and the speeds lower.

TEST LOADED CONSIST ON CRAWFORD

4 - GP30 @ 2250 hp EACH
3549 US TONS BOTH RUNS MADE ON CRAWFORD, UP THE HILL. SAME CONSIST (MP=MILE POST)

     (MSTS)

MP SPEED MPH AMPS (READING ON AMP METER x ? )

 417 33.2 4.7
 418 28.8 4.7
 419 38.2 4.0
 420 50.4 3.0
 421 50.2 3.0
 422 51.2 3.0
 423 57.0 3.0
 424 40.3 4.0
 413 34.5 4.5
 412 28.9 5.0
 411 28.5 5.0
 410 32.0 5.0
 409 60.0 3.2

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     (OR)

MP SPEED MPH AMPS

417 28.9 7.0
418 23.5 9.0
419 31.2 7.5
420 44.8 5.0
421 45.3 4.5
422 47.5 4.5
423 54.9 4.0
424 40.5 4.0
413 28.8 7.0
412 24.2 9.0
411 24.9 8.0
410 24.6 8.0
409 50.4 5.4

This is quite noticeable when running OR with a long and heavy consist.

ON OTHER ROUTES I HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT WHEN STARTING WITH A LIGHT ENGINE OF 4 LOCOMOTIVES, THEN DROPPING THE LAST TWO, WORK THE PICK UPS IN A YARD WITH THE FIRST TWO, ADD THE DROPPED ONES ON THE REAR AS PUSHERS THE REAR ENGINES FAIL TO PICK UP THE LOAD. THERE IS NO POWER DIFFERENCE WHEN ADDING THE TWO REAR LOCOMOTIVES THAN WHEN THERE WERE ONLY THE TWO FRONT ONES PULLING.

[Cédric GNIEWEK (sharpeserana)]

Does the problem still happen with version 1.4?

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