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Re: Trains to Newcastle.

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: Trains to Newcastle.
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 23:04:02 +1100
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Derek Woodlands wrote:

> What is the absolute flat out maximum speed of a Tangara?

Nobody knows.  Drivers have boasted about reaching 170 km/h plus, but the speedos on the
drivers' panel is not well known for its accuracy and could be at least 15 km/h out.  The
highest official top speed with proper speed recording equipment on a test run was 144 km/h,
with the driver's speedo showing 150 km/h.  This was on an empty run from Campbelltown to
Glenfield.  The time taken for the 13 km section was around 7 minutes, an average start - stop
speed of approximately 111 km/h.

--
David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

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