SLUG 6 "37906"

rushdenx1 · Post by **rushdenx1** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 2:18 pm

I have downloaded the excellent 'slug 6'. I thought I would try it out hauling just 4 BYA wagons. For some reason it really struggled to get above 30mph. How do I alter the .ref file so I can increase its hauling capability.

Thanks Kevin :

HillFarmsLtd · Post by **HillFarmsLtd** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 2:32 pm

you will have a job.. look in the .eng or .wag file not the .ref.

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 2:37 pm

Hi Andy - did you get anywhere with those vintage road vehicle pictures / book I lent you a while back?

JohnEyres · Post by **JohnEyres** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 2:38 pm

Most likely to be a problem with the wagons brake type.
Or you could be drving the 37 too harsh. The 37s eng file has been designed so that it can have wheelslip unlike most other diesels. Put the power on full and it will stall usually from a standing start and sometimes moving. Put the sander on.

HillFarmsLtd · Post by **HillFarmsLtd** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 2:39 pm

yeah, but some bad news. i had a MAJOR computer crash and lost everything. But dont worry, i have started them again for you (unless its too late).

Andy

lwaxl00 · Post by **lwaxl00** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 3:22 pm

Maybe that's why it's called a slug

BTW why is it called a slug?

Alan L

HillFarmsLtd · Post by **HillFarmsLtd** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 3:47 pm

is that ok martin or is it too late?

alisterbetts · Post by **alisterbetts** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 5:43 pm

lwaxl00 wrote:Maybe that's why it's called a slug

BTW why is it called a slug?

Alan L

Because the 37/9s accelerate like slugs!!!! honest

basildd · Post by **basildd** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 6:03 pm

And burst when you hire them to pull your railtour..... I did get a full refund though and the free use of a Metals 60 as well!

alisterbetts · Post by **alisterbetts** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 6:48 pm

...or cause the crompton behind to catch fire! (or was that yet another idiot Exeter driver leaving the handbrake on???)

DrkAngel · Post by **DrkAngel** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 7:13 pm

It seems that all crews forget the handbrakes on peaks too

Always makes me laugh remembering the 08 bouncing on the spot as it couldn't move

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Sat Nov 02, 2002 1:30 am

alisterbetts wrote:
lwaxl00 wrote:Maybe that's why it's called a slug

BTW why is it called a slug?

Alan L

Because the 37/9s accelerate like slugs!!!! honest

Maybe crewe should never have touched them i mean ok 906 makes a lovely racket in the valleys of shropshire on PW trains everyday SVR. But really would have to laugh at the fact a 37/9 does have a greater hauling capacity to that of a class 58 or 66, Would love to have been down on stormy bank where it used to fly up on a 1'600 tonne train faster than a pair of standard 37's

basildd · Post by **basildd** » Sat Nov 02, 2002 12:36 pm

alisterbetts wrote:...or cause the crompton behind to catch fire! (or was that yet another idiot Exeter driver leaving the handbrake on???)

I think the truth lies somewhere inbetween on that one The handbrake was partially on and the 37's were overcharging the brakes - All I can say is it was very bl**dy cold having to sit in the cab of the 33 from Axminster to Salisbury after the fire brigade had put it out and the windows left wide open! The smell was none too great either!