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Re: QR Diesel tilt train not very fast?
- Subject: Re: QR Diesel tilt train not very fast?
- From: "Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 20:56:48 +1000
- Distribution: world
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: OzEmail Ltd, Australia
- References: <8n634s$fk$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <yDJl5.87599$N4.2125504@ozemail.com.au> <8n7qp8$bu3$1@spacebar.ucc.usyd.edu.au>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:16081
Matthew Geier wrote in message <8n7qp8$bu3$1@spacebar.ucc.usyd.edu.au>...
<snip>
>
> The funniest bit of track to see in Queensland just south of Sarina where
the
>coal road crosses the North Coast main. Several kilometres of triple track,
>with 2 lines on heavy concrete sleepers and overhead wires, with thick
masts that
>look more like NSW masts than the typical Queensland ones used further
south.
> The wooden sleepered, light railed, no ovehead 3rd track is the North
coast
>mainline....
Not to forget the 4th track outside the boundary fence of the Plane Ck mill
which parallels the North COast mainline to Carmilla and is often of a
higher standard the the main line.
Barry Campbell