Re: Rails by air (Was Sydney tram wheel profile)

[tk2@Rcs1.urz.tu-dresden.de]

On Fri, 18 Dec 1998 08:35:38 GMT, semi.retired.banana@xtra.co.SPAM.egggs.nz 
wrote in misc.transport.rail.australia-nz:

> Seriously. rails are a dense object of awkward shape and probably low
> value per kg. The mechanics of loading them onto an aircraft and
> transporting them to and from the airport are what prompted me to
> start this thread.

Sounds like an application for the CargoLifter - once it's built 
.... (an airship for transporting goods of bulky shape over long
distance)

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