Re: Thought exercise - steam VFT

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

Matthew Geier (matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au) wrote:
> In article <ypwy5.21$%73.3558@news0.optus.net.au>,
> David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote:
> >Tezza (tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au) wrote:
> >
> >> "David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message news:E3fy5.52
> >> > Here's an interesting paper exercise. Suppose a multi squillionaire had
> >> > decided to build a 200mph train between Melbourne and Sydney in the late
> >> > 40s or early 50s with the technology available at the time.
> >
> >> You mean deisel and electricity?
> >
> >The object of the exercise is to design a steam loco to do the job.

>  Given that the Snowy Hydro system would have just come online or would be
> near completion, if they had the desire to build a high speed railway 
> between Sydney and Melbourne at that time, they may have very well decided
> to go electric and run the railway of Snowy Hydro power, expanding the
> generating capacity of the Snowy hydro project appropiately.

Once again you've missed the whole point of the exercise. I'm not talking
about actually building such a thing, just to see if you can design a
200mph steam loco to do Sydney - Melbourne in 3 hours.

Cheers
David