Re: TALGO tilt trains

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

On Fri, 18 Dec 1998 12:06:02 +0800, "David & Jan Winter"
<winterd@icenet.com.au> wrote:

>Matthew - I have freight in focus, and yes 1067 <-> 1435mm.
>
>Maybe I should post also on the Euro rail NGs to see if its been tested
>1000mm-1435mm-1676mm.
>
>BTW 1676mm-1435mm = 241mm difference
>BUT  1435mm-1067mm = 368mm difference
>
>The difference is about 50% greater than that presently negotiated. This
>does not seem to me to be insurmountable.
>
The main question appears to be - why bother? The only major 1067-1435
interchanges are Brisbane and Perth. NRC already tranships containers
on a through service between Melbourne and Townsville (& other FNQ
locations). The NQ Direct service takes a couple of hours in Acacia
Ridge - just a little more than 'talgo-ing' without the requirement of
specialised rollingstock. NQD runs about 3-4 times/week and is a
growing market - mostly stuff that used to go n road all the way.

Cheers

Krel

>But I am looking for engineering input - is this something to raise around
>the traps?
>
>DW
>
>


Just another eccentric crank.