Re: [NSW] Cityrail Grades

["Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>]

Where abouts on the new line are the 1 in 33 and 1 in 35?  Between KSA
Domestic and International and on the Turrella side of Wolli Creek?

(please e-mail direct, I'm of the air again for the week)

Thanks

Chris

Ben Armstrong <ba13@uow.edu.au> wrote in message
Pine.SOL.4.02A.10004131941340.186-100000@wumpus.its.uow.edu.au">news:Pine.SOL.4.02A.10004131941340.186-100000@wumpus.its.uow.edu.au...
> On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, Railway Rasputin II wrote:
>
> > 1:33 and 1.35 in the new airport line.
> >
> > Or have I stuffed it up again?
>
> Right on the ball! :-)
>
> Other stats for the NSR include minimum curvature of 400m, a max of
> 120mm superelevation and a maximum train speed of 80kmh. Superelevation
> is limited to 30mm through stations on curves and speed is limited to
> 60kmh through all stations.
>
> Figures sourced from a whitepaper entitled "Airport Line- Stations and
> Systems" by R.W. Hammer, presented to the RTSA on 19 May 1999.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Ben.
>
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