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Re: Thought exercise - steam VFT
- Subject: Re: Thought exercise - steam VFT
- From: James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 00:04:46 +1000
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- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Victorian Railfan Web Site - http://www.railpage.org.au/vr/
- References: <E3fy5.52$nQ.6020@news0.optus.net.au>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:19439
David Bromage wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> What sort of steam locomotive would have been required for such a service?
If this were at all possible back then, I would suggest that a
lightweight diesel electric streamliner similar to the CB&Q Zephyr would
be the most likely choice.
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