For those who may have missed it, a few weeks ago Ben Beneke made an interesting post about the pulling power of various locomotives over on Lugnet.trains.

Ben's setup involved a pulley system to measure the pulling power of different locomotives from official LEGO sets, as well as one of his own MOCs.  Each locomotive was run on the track type that it was designed for.

Included with Ben's post is a nice chart listing the results, and an even more interesting video (below) of the experiment.  The post also generated some good discussion about the pulling power of various trains.

To check out the entire discussion, head on over to http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=30971.

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• |2010-01-16 15:17:16 brad  - wow
  you would think the newer engines/motors would have more power.well,the E.N. did but I mean the other ones you would think they would.but wow.220 grams!
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• |2009-12-28 05:13:15 PE668  - Spin out
  Seems the big issue is not pulling power but traction.
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• |2009-12-26 08:48:22 Corey  - Most Enjoyable Lego Video Ever
  Great tests! Your Tool background music made this the most enjoyable video I have seen! Thanks!
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• |2009-12-16 11:49:18 Caldwell  - Hmmmmmmmmm.........
  Very interesting point... I have a ton of 9 volt stuff, and I'm sad it was discontinued... But I didn't know that the PowerFunctions were that powerful. I hadn't planned on getting any of the PowerFunctions stuff, but you've given me a lot to think about. PS: The video was very well done.
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