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Re: Clarification - (Railroad gradients)

Subject: Re: Clarification - (Railroad gradients)
From: "John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 07:54:33 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
References: <36692151.0@news.camtech.net.au> <366a1380.0@news.camtech.net.au> <366A8F7D.11AB433D@ozemail.com.au> <366b3375.0@news.camtech.net.au> <366ef462.0@139.134.5.33> <366fd4ae.0@news.highway1.com.au>


David & Jan Winter wrote in message <366fd4ae.0@news.highway1.com.au>...
>John W.
>
>Presume the maximum theoretical gradient for all axles motored was 24.75%
>and not as written (243/4%) which is 1:4 to the rest of us. (yep, I'm down
>under, too!)
>
Yes it should have been 24 3/4% (or 24.75%) as you correctly point out. The
book was written in 1908, so this "all axles motored" concept  may not have
been considered. Those new fangled electric locos were not even mentioned!

Cheers
John Wayman

References:
- Gradient measurements
  - From: "David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au>
- That's stumped them!
  - From: "David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au>
- Re: That's stumped them!
  - From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
- Clarification
  - From: "David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au>
- Re: Clarification - (Railroad gradients)
  - From: "John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com>
- Re: Clarification - (Railroad gradients)
  - From: "David & Jan Winter" <winterd@icenet.com.au>

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