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Re: BM 1 in 33

Subject: Re: BM 1 in 33
From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 02:44:07 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Dept of Communications LAB
References: <74ap91$rb5$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <19981205042710.15759.00000249@ng-fb1.aol.com> <36690ace.13124229@news.netconnect.com.au> <366a158d.0@news.camtech.net.au>

In article <366a158d.0@news.camtech.net.au> "David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au> writes:
>From: "David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au>
>Subject: BM 1 in 33
>Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:02:30 +1030

>Blue Mountains is 20 miles of ruling 1 in 33 from Katoomba to Springwood.

>David Martin
>Blue Mountains Railway Pages
>http://www.mountains.net.au/plaza/rail/

Its probably worth mentioning that the above is a compensated grade , ie the 
grade is modified to include the curve rolling resistance.
Some railways (like SRA) quote grades in their compensated form whilst others 
dont.
VIC & SA gradient diagrams are uncompensated.

MD

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- BM 1 in 33
  - From: "David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au>

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