Re: Special from Sydney to Canberra to get AB91on Nov 25

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Michael (usenet.spam@gunzel.net) wrote:
> Bob <alco@one.net.au> wrote in article <39DC49E8.CEA090E@one.net.au>:

> >Wooden cars are allowed on the mainline. They can even be used trailing if
> >they are fitted with collision posts. If they have a steel car behind them
> >they don't need collision posts. Even wooden underframe end platform cars
> >are allowed to run.

> What speed can your wooden cars run in NSW?

> In Vic, paranoia set in, and the speed limit for wooden bodied cars was set 
> to 80kph.

That's not a fixed limit for all cars, but does apply to the E, W and PL
cars. But then the PLs were limited to 50mph in their last days of regular
service.

Some wooden cars, e.g. the air-con sleepers and Goulburn, can run at
115km/h provided they are inspected before each trip. The V cars are
limited to 65km/h and the veteran cars to 40km/h.

Cheers
David