>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