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Re: IP route tilt train?

Subject: Re: IP route tilt train?
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 01:56:59 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Taliesin Walker wrote:

> Would anyone consider it possible to replace the current GSR IP with a tilt
> train (or something quick) on the Sydney - Adelaide - Perth lines or would
> this require track upgrading?

Possible, but not really feasible.  Probably 80-90% of the route is flat and
straight, not requiring any tilting.


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David Johnson
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