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Re: Steepest train/tram line

Subject: Re: Steepest train/tram line
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 00:23:58 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

Les Brown wrote:

> BTW, I think the steepest grade must go to the old Ararat coal stage.
> The coal wagons rose vertically. Let me see now, that's 1:0 or 100%
> isn't it?

no. That would be infinity%.  If you were to try and calculate it on a calculator,
you would get an error.  You cannot divide 100 by zero.

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

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