Railway Rasputin II wrote: > The reason why D 57's will not run on the main line again is because of > speed. Rac wants at least 80kph CONSTANT speed. Not 10kph up hill and > 800 kph down hill, constant. I would have thought a D57 would have no trouble keeping a constant speed on the hills! Galloping down a straight would be a problem, of course, if their top speed is 55 MPH Rob K