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Unread 05-10-2011, 12:16   #31
Mark Gleeson
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The retarder was disabled as it only worked on one pair of axles so the brake disks did not get worn equally.

I'm guessing someone has done the math and realized that brake disks cost money

NIR has the retarder enabled on all C3K stock which is basically the same under the floor as the 29k
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