Re: NR at Spencer St

Terry Burton (telljb@ozemail.com.au)
Fri, 24 Oct 1997 02:06:22 GMT

mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly) wrote:

>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

Your right I forgot about that, apparently so did National
Rail, what about high speed intermodal services pioneered by
AN, does that mean after the 120 NR's take over all Freight,
the clock will wind back to the old Commonwealth Railways
100 max as per the wooden sleeper days.!

----Tell
Alice Springs NT