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Re: The XPT
Oliver Keating wrote:
> One question still remains, the XPT is based partly at least on the British
> IC 125. However, the British train has a top speed of 200km/h the XPT
> 160km/h. Seeing as the XPT came after the IC 125 it would seem that it was
> downgraded. If this is the case, why was it downgraded?
The XPT needs to run in much higher temperatures, and on much steeper grades than the IC
125.
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David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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