Re: [VIC] Wooden cars at high speed (was: [VIC] Parallel run)

[James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>]

David Bromage wrote:

> E cars are not well known for hitting platforms. The large W cars did this
> more often as they were built to the limit of the loading gauge.
>
> What is interesting is to stand at the end of the corridor of an E car and
> watch the whole car flex. It's designed to do this. If it stops flexing,
> you're in trouble!
>
> E cars were designed to ride rough track at 80mph. The bogies have 3 axles
> not because of weight, but so there will always be at least 4 wheels on
> the track at any given time over rough joints.
>
> V/Line was running very run down E cars at full speed into the 1980s.
> Today's main line registered E cars have not been in a better condition
> since the 1930s.
>
> Now if you want to feel terrified at high speed, try a PL car at 70mph!

I think the E cars with 6 wheel bogies ride very well at 80kph. The 4 wheel E cars and
W cars are a little bit rougher at this speed, but they aren't that bad. As for 100kph
in these cars, I'll have to leave that up to people who have been around for a bit
longer than me! :-)


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