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Re: [COTU] Airport Line - first impressions

Subject: Re: [COTU] Airport Line - first impressions
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 11:55:22 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Chris Downs wrote:

> On the technical side, can anyone provide gradient details for the line? .

Yes.

> I
> hadn't noticed the grade that Wolli Creek was on when visiting the station
> previously.

Platform is 1 in 100.

>  This grade then steepens again heading towards International.

Both sides of Wolli Creek is 1 in 35.

> It's also quite a climb to the Central portal.

1 in 37 leads into 1 in 33 over 1 kilometre.

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David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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References:
- [COTU] Airport Line - first impressions
  - From: "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>
- Re: [COTU] Airport Line - first impressions
  - From: "Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>

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