Re: TRACK DISTANCE BETWEEN SYDNEY CENTRAL & SPENCER ST RAIL STATIONS

Krel (krel4203@netconnect.com.au)
9 Jul 97 00:57:15 GMT

Maurie Daly <mauried@commslab.gov.au> wrote in article
<mauried.52.009D29A2@commslab.gov.au>...
> In article <33C27004.5C1E@ozemail.com.au> David Johnson
<trainman@ozemail.com.au> writes:
> >From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
> >Subject: Re: TRACK DISTANCE BETWEEN SYDNEY CENTRAL & SPENCER ST RAIL
STATIONS
> >Date: Tue, 08 Jul 1997 09:51:16 -0700
>
> >Greg Young wrote:
> >>
> >> Yes it may be 953 kilometres but because of Bethungra spiral it is
longer
> >> on the up than the down by about 1.5 kilometres and has the
measurement
> >> been taken via the OLD main South via Granville or via the NEW main
South
> >> via Regents park or have they considered via East Hills????

> Errr, I make the distance 646 kms from central to Albury via Granville
> measuring the distance on the down line , (the up line is 2.4 km longer
due to
> the Bethungra Spiral and the Frampton Deviation..
> Spencer St to Albury via Std guage is 317 km making a total of 963 Kms.
> The distance from Spencer St to Albury taken from the 1979 VR
> WTT.
> The distance from central to Albury taken from NSWGR Curve and gradient
> diagram.
> There appears to be a slight inconsistancy in the distance to Albury from

> central from the Curve diagrams compared to the 1978 southern division
WTT
> which gives 1 km less.
> Albury is defined by the milepost on the downside of Albury sth box and
maybe
> slightly too far south to be correct.
>
>
The 646km post is right outside Albury Station Box. I think the official
mileage (kilometreage?) at Albury is 646.244km. South Box is just past the
646.5km post.

-- 
Cheers Krel


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