Re: [NSW] Harbour Bridge speed limit

["Nobody" <dweebken@NOSPAM.yahoo.com>]

trains go slow on it because of noise and maintainence. How many times have
you seen maintainence crews working on it?
A few years ago a worker fell through a rotten plank of wood between the
rails and it was only luck and his co worker that saved him.

Brendan

"Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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> Why 40km/h (so slow!!!)????
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> C. Dewick <craigd@lios.apana.org.au> wrote in message
> 84p27r$ln9$1@lios.apana.org.au">news:84p27r$ln9$1@lios.apana.org.au...
> > In <1bDb4.9$rv2.772@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net> "Eric Cartman"
> <erk_cartman@yahoo.com> writes:
> >
> > >What is the speed limit on the bridge anyway? The trains seemed to be
> going
> > >slower than usual but not by much.
> >
> > 40 kph in both directions is the official speed limit for trains on the
> SHB,
> > although in 3rd notch it's easier to just let it power freely which gets
> the
> > train up to 50 to 55 before shutting off at the top of the rise.
Otherwise
> > we've got to shut off early or cycle the powering which isn't good for
the
> > train and gives the passengers a bad time of it too.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Craig.
> >
> >
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