> Yuri J Sos/Melbourne AUS (steam4me@enternet.com.au) wrote:
> >On 3 Apr 1998 09:00:29 GMT, "Richard Flinders" <srv@railpage.org.au>
> >wrote, and I selectively quote:
> >
> >>The Bendigo Easter Fair Vintage Train excursion is now fully booked.
> >
> >Have you run out of cars?
> >
> >By my calculation, 4 E cars + 2 W cars + BCE = 305t. The load for an
> >R Flinders Street - Woodend is 400t.
>
> Then you'd have problems with the schedule. On full goods load, the train
> would take a lot longer. Remember the train isn't (officially) allowed to
> run at 115km/h to get a better run at the hills. Even in the days of 70mph
> running, an R on full goods load would take 3 hours to Bendigo on an
> express passenger train.
I know I would prefer the train to be loaded down, more weight = more effort
the loco has to exert and the more enjoyable for the rail fans. A little
longer in the schedule means that the gunzels can catch it easier also.
> Cheers
> David
-- Bye for now, Eben.