Re: TALGO tilt trains

[dbromage@omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

David & Jan Winter (winterd@icenet.com.au) wrote:
> Any reason you know why Talgo gauge change technology couldn't be used in
> Australia?

I don't see why not. The Iberian broad gauge is 5'6", and that is
converted to standard gauge at the French border.

But I don't really see why broad/standard conversion on the move would be
required. If you're going to run a service from, say, Melbourne to Wagga,
then run it on sg all the way.

> Looking at Mt Gambier and other sites isolated by the AD-MEL sg conversion -
> any chancde of a simplified version getting up for freight?

It would be better to regauge that line from both ends.

Cheers
David