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Re: Conversion of a VR "J" class to standard gauge.
- Subject: Re: Conversion of a VR "J" class to standard gauge.
- From: "Ted Gay" <tedgay@bigpond.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 19:52:09 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Telstra BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.com)
- References: <XRzQ6.2963$rn5.167068@www.newsranger.com> <3b12e592@news.alphalink.com.au>
- Reply-To: "Ted Gay" <tedgay@bigpond.com>
- Xref: news1.unite.net.au aus.rail:37958
"whitehat" <whitehat@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
3b12e592@news.alphalink.com.au">news:3b12e592@news.alphalink.com.au...
>
> "John Coyle" <nospam@newsranger.com> wrote in message
> news:XRzQ6.2963$rn5.167068@www.newsranger.com...
> > I was amazed and very pleased to read in RD, that a VR "J" class steam
> loco is
> > to be converted from broad to standard gauge
>
> A dumb outsider question:
>
> What happens about clearances and gap to the platform when placing a piece
> of broad rolling stock on narrower rails?
Slew the track as required.
What is the loading gauge? Many posters assume that broad gauge stock are
always wider than standard gauge stock!
Ted