Re: [NSW] Orphan Rocker - truth revealed?

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

jshugg@westpac.com.au wrote:

> Excellent, an answer at last (the URL worked fine for me).

The URL is Netscape proof.  Internet Exploder works.

> I was there in 1993 and again last year, and wondered what the hell
> that structure was for.  I thought it looked like a kiddy rollercoaster
> (I didn't realise there were scary bits out of sight of the car park),
> but decided that was unlikely given the historical/environmental
> significance of that site.

Given the Japanese Tourist dollar. :)

> By the way, the tech data didn't mention the wheels and rails of the
> Scenic Railway.  What gauge, and are they typical stock, ie flanged
> steel wheels on "I" profile track?  Some of the Swiss funiculars appear
> (from what you can see) to run on flangeless rollers, for want of a
> better word, rather than "normal" rail wheels.

It uses very small I profile track.  18kg/m?


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