Re: Thought exercise - steam VFT

[Railway Rasputin3 <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <E3fy5.52$nQ.6020@news0.optus.net.au>,
  dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (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?
>
> I've done some rough calculations, and yes I think it could have been
> done, at least with today's hindsight about what did and didn't work.
> You do need be a bit unconventional in your thinking, but the design
is
> not really all that radical.
>
> Go grab the Tuplin, Cox and Nock books, a calculator and lots of
paper,
> then post your thoughts.

But the thing is SG/BG problem is still there...did you take into
consideration of that problem?



> Cheers
> David
>

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Cheers

RR3


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