Re: NR at Spencer St

Maurie Daly (mauried@commslab.gov.au)
Thu, 23 Oct 1997 05:10:43 GMT

In article <62m2it$u1$1@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net> telljb@ozemail.com.au (Terry Burton) writes:
>From: telljb@ozemail.com.au (Terry Burton)
>Subject: Re: NR at Spencer St
>Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 23:36:10 GMT

>gcoscpd@msgw.systems.sa.gov.au (Chris Drymalik) wrote:
>>>It will soon be hauled by NRs.

>>I won't bet on that. NR have apparently been speed restircted to 100kph in
>>South Australia by Track Access. Unless they want to slow down the Indian
>>Pacific rather a lot it will need to use a locomotive that can go faster.
>>--
>>Chris Drymalik I speak for myself, not my employeer.

>Speed restricted.! On what particular lines in SA and more
>importantly for what reasons.?

>----Tell
>Alice Springs NT

Err, have NRs ever been permitted to run at 115 km/h in SA,or indeed anywhere
else in Aus on 47 kg/m rail.
A 23 tonne axle load loco would need 60 kg/m rail to run at this speed.
Not too much around in SA at the moment.

MD