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Re: Scenic Railway Expansion

Subject: Re: Scenic Railway Expansion
From: billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 07:35:06 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
References: <3675f32e.0@news.camtech.net.au> <01be2872$23ad5f20$814c0acb@davibenn.pcug.org.au>
Reply-To: billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)

"David Bennetts" <davibenn@pcug.org.au> wrote:

> This is the way about 99% of funiculars are constructed - Katoomba is very
> odd in having a counterweight running on an aerial cable.

Its quite normal for a mine haulage... which is what the Scenic
Railway started out as.  As for the funicular proposals, most
funiculars are constructed on a constant gradient for good reason.
The Scenic Railway gradient varies significantly along its length! 

Cheers,

Bill

References:
- Scenic Railway Expansion
  - From: "David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au>
- Re: Scenic Railway Expansion
  - From: "David Bennetts" <davibenn@pcug.org.au>

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