The 071 class cannot run the CDE because they aren't capable of push-pull operation. It would be a simple matter to move the standard kit from a dead 121 or whatever but IE doesn't want to know about it. I think there's other stuff with the coupler as well, presumably age and horsepower (both worse on the 071) would also come into play.
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Trying to compare the CDE to the 29Ks is like trying to compare a luxury long distance coach to a city articulated "bendy bus".
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But if the company that made the bendy-bus made one with an uber-crappy ride and then built the luxury coach with a similar suspension, you'd have concerns too, right?