Re: Steam speed in Australia

[bf0017@hotmail.com]

I belive that I timed 3801 on the west bound Bicentennial Train at 135
k.m.h. east of Peterborough S.A.  It was maintaining steady 26 - 27
seconds per k.m.

In September 1997, as a passenger aboard 3830's first load trial (the
Cockatoo Run) I timed 3830 at 128 - 130 k.m.h. running between
Robertson & Moss Vale.  3830 run 8 consecutive 14 second 1/2 k.m.s.

On both occasions, I was using my wristwatch and sighting the 'posts.
The two 38's sounded magnificent with a load, clipped roar coming from
their funnels.


Brett


In article <bnwD4.34$Xt3.292828@news0.optus.net.au>,
  dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote:
> Robert Lee (robsl@ozemail.com.au) won a Nobel Prize for literature by
writing:
> > 80mph.  Their crack train (the Spirit) was too heavy for really
high speeds
> > on  level track.
>
> Plenty of hills to run down to gain speed. I've been behind R707 in
the
> low 130s (km/h) between Donnybrook and Somerton and she wasn't working
> very hard.
>
> Cheers
> David
>


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