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Re: Sydney to Albury track

Subject: Re: Sydney to Albury track
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 11:24:21 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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thebaron@nospam.ozemail.com.au wrote:

> The other day i was waiting at morriset station and a up xpt went
> through. First time i've seem one at speed. I was so suprised that
> it went through the air so smooth. I guess the streamlining works.

I guess so.

> Then when the last power car went through it was bouncing around
> all over the place. It that normal?

Yes.  The passenger cars have air-ride bogies.  The locos only have springs.

--
David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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References:
- Sydney to Albury track
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- Re: Sydney to Albury track
  - From: Santosh Bhat <santosh@student.unsw.edu.au>
- Re: Sydney to Albury track
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