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Re: Gold Coast Light Rail

Subject: Re: Gold Coast Light Rail
From: "Ted Gay" <tedgay@bigpond.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 21:03:43 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Telstra BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.com)
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Reply-To: "Ted Gay" <tedgay@bigpond.com>
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"JJJim" <jjjim@bigpond.com> wrote in message
3AD2EA3B.DD1FEC8F@bigpond.com">news:3AD2EA3B.DD1FEC8F@bigpond.com...
> The sydney Mono rail is slow . I dont know if thats a restriction of being
a
> mono rail or not.
>
> the light rail units in syd on the ohter hand can get up to 80Km/h but i
think
> are limited to 60.  a sydney-sider might know this for sure hehe
>
> EF wrote:
>
It is possible in Glebe tunnel to get a Sydney tram up to 80km/h, but then a
full brake application is needed to stay under the APT limit.  It is better
to accelerate to 60/70km/h and then 'coast' for several hundred metres.

Ted

References:
- Gold Coast Light Rail
  - From: "EF" <nospampleaseefleming@nospampleasegameznet.com>
- Re: Gold Coast Light Rail
  - From: JJJim <jjjim@bigpond.com>

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