Re: Beverly Hills

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Also a changed design from the indicative diagrams in the EIS.  The EIS
showed
> the straight line as leading to the new main lines (the outside lines)
whilst
> the connections to the existing lines were to diverge (at 100km/h).  In
> practice this has been reversed, straight to the existing lines and
diverging
> to the new main lines.
>
> Is the turnout speed 115km/h (+) or are main line trains going to have to
> potentially slow from line speed (at least on the down) to diverge/join?


It's 80k's just past the turnout, so they'll have to slow down anyway.