Re: XPT Melb - Adelaide?

["Goldie" <goldicom@powerup.com.au>]

How about aa addition to the QR diesal tilt order - on SG bogies?

Goldie


"David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> Peter Berrett (pberrett@optushome.com.au) wrote:
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> > David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> > > Peter Berrett (pberrett@optushome.com.au) wrote:
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> > > > Could the XPT run on the standard gauge track between Melbourne and
> > Adelaide
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> > > Yes.
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> > > > and what would be it's timings?
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> > > A bit better than the Overland, but nothing staggering. It would be
> > > allowed 130km/h on sections where a pass could do 115km/h, subject to
> > > local restrictions (i.e. curves).
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> > What about then a tilt train with XPT speed eg like the Swedish train
that
> > ran in NSW a year or two back. What would that be capable of given
existing
> > signalling?
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> Not really. Tilting didn't add all that much to the time because the X2000
> was jerry rigged to be hauled by XPs.
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> Tiltint might save a bit in the Adelaide hills, but the speed isn't very
> high in the first place.
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> But you'd be better off going for an off the shelf diesel tilt train, such
> as the Siemens ICT-VT.
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> Cheers
> David
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