Re: ----The s-p-e-e-d of a train-----[ NSW]

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Ian wrote:

> I wonder if some of the group can help me?
> How is the speed of a train  determined ? I presume that the driver has some
> instructions -signage etc.

Maximum speeds are listed in Book 3 of the working timetable and also signposted
next to the line.

> I ask this question because , on a train from Seven Hills to Westmead, some
> days ago,the speed seemed excessive, to the point it concerned quite a few
> passengers. The whole set was bouncing around a fair bit and it was very
> hard to stand.

It is possible that the carriage you were in had defective suspension, making
the ride rough and seem faster than you were going.

> A few comments to the guard at Westmead by some travelers,were just laughed
> off.

It was probably not too bad in the guard's car.  In a tangara, the guard can see
a speedo anyway.

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David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
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