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Re: Is this the steepest adhesion worked (model) railway in the world?
- Subject: Re: Is this the steepest adhesion worked (model) railway in the world?
- From: "Derick Wuen" <cullend@webone.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 20:55:04 +1000
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Hi Rod....
I bet "what is the difference between a tramway and a railway" features in
your faq's.
What is the faq answer?
Roderick Smith wrote in message <390C1767.AFBAB229@werple.net.au>...
>Steepest is an annual faq.
>
>May 79 'Modern Tramway': St Gervais - Chamonix - Vallorcine - Le
>Châtelard (ie the French side): 2 km at 1 in 11 (9%), adhesion. The
>line claims to be the world's steepest *railway*, but is beaten by some
>trams.
>
>I have a whole file on this. Other steep routes include the Hakone -
>Tozan mountain tram (Japan) and bits of the Lisboa tram system (AFAIK 1
>in 6.9).
>--
>Regards
>Roderick B Smith
>Rail News Victoria Editor
>
>