Re: Camden Trams

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

<>   Hunslet <hunslet@cia.com.au> wrote:
> In addition to all the thoughts expressed by others, could it also have
> something to do with construction standards?  A chappie at Yass station
> last year told me that the Yass line was constructed more to tramway
> than railway standards, with for example the rails fastened to sleepers
> directly with dogspikes, rather than the more elaborate/durable
> fastenings used on "proper" railways.  He noted that the light
> construction meant that the relatively small X200 rail tractor was
> pretty hard on the track.

Except the Camden line ran fullsize multiple consist steam and diesel locos,
coal trains and all. It had the steepest grade in Australia, 1 in 19.