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Re: (NSW) - Dapto to Kiama Electrification
- Subject: Re: (NSW) - Dapto to Kiama Electrification
- From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2000 01:55:55 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Chris Downs wrote:
> A G-set would give a faster (and consistently faster) run up the Mountains
> than a V-set in the wet (especially when chopper and camshaft cars are
> mixed).
Don't bet on it. In the wet, give me a camshaft set any day. They are far
easier to control. I was on a T set the other day that wouldn't go above 25
km/h between Kogarah and Hurstville due to wet track.
--
David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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