Re: Holistic Govt Rail decisions ????

["James C" <noemail@emailsux.com>]

>   Which TGV lines are able to handle freight except for the special
> mail trains which are TGV's? TGV lines are build with rather high
> gradiants which allows builders to keep a relativly straight track.
LGV Atlantic and Nord, currently under construction LGV East will take into
consideration of freight traffic. I don't think Sud-Est and Med LGV can take
freight trains.

Cheers
James


>As
> a result TGV's have high tracaction effort to get up and over the
> hills. I cannot imagine too many standard freight trains attempting
> that. That being said IMO if the Sydney/Melbourne line was built with
> a lower average gradiants then it should be possible to run freights
> at night, afterall TGV track is just standard track, albeit with in
> cab signaling!
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