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Re: Steepest train/tram line

Subject: Re: Steepest train/tram line
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 23:43:56 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

James Robinson wrote:

>  With the conversion to
> Metric, I would have thought that the description of gradients would
> have changed as well.  Seems to be an anomaly.  Any comments?

Yeah, ours did change.  What was previously 1 foot up for 40 feet across (1 in
40) is now 1 metre up for 40 metres across (1 in 40).  Much simpler system. :-)

--
David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

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