Re: Newcastle realignment

[matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier)]

In article <Chcd4.1942$oF2.6010@ozemail.com.au>,
Paul Jones <dj_wiseguy2@geocities.com> wrote:
>David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
>q8bd4.28$D25.395147@news0.optus.net.au">news:q8bd4.28$D25.395147@news0.optus.net.au...
>> According to "sources", this is the current thinking for the realignment
>> of the Newcastle line.
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>> Signalling upgraded with provision for 200km/h running.
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>gee i'd love to see a v set do 200km/h!!!!
>
 I've seen video footage of a what I think was early chopper model making
a decent attempt at it, the video showed a split screen - half of the track
ahead (drivers view) with intruments in the bottom of the field, distance
from Sydney and speed, line voltage etc, and the other half of the image -
panto-cam.

 The speed was eventually limited by pantograph bounce - the line voltage
started to spend too much time at 0v, and the arcing display was getting
pretty spectacular.