Re: Adelaide Hills tonnage limit reduced

["Peter J. Vincent" <pjv101@netspace.com.au>]

Hear, hear!

Spend the money on re-alignment and replace the tin can wagons


> I see, building many miles of track around the Adelaide hills is cheaper
> than equipping wagons with couplers capable of a higher drawbar limit?
> Standard issue couplers are available that can take 8,000 tons behind them,
> the only limiting factor would be if the wagons could take that.
> 
> Remember, most Australian freight rollingstock (Iron Ore roads excepted) is
> 3rd rate.
> 
> Mark

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