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Re: (NSW) - Dapto to Kiama Electrification
- Subject: Re: (NSW) - Dapto to Kiama Electrification
- From: hubert@softhome.net
- Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2000 14:40:44 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
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So is it because the wheels are slipping due to the design of the
controls (camshaft or chopper) that's making G sets beating V sets up
the mountain and T sets slowing down because of wet track?
In article <395F660B.93AC95AB@ozemail.com.au>,
trainman@ozemail.com.au wrote:
> 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/
> ------------------------------------
> These comments are made in a private
> capacity and do not represent the
> official view of State Rail.
> C.O.W.S. Page 11.
>
>
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