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Re: QR Tilt Train Speed Trials

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: QR Tilt Train Speed Trials
From: TB@inferno.mpx.com.au
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 06:01:23 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Since When?!?
References: <6a48f2$8bb$1@possum.melbpc.org.au>

In our last episode <6a48f2$8bb$1@possum.melbpc.org.au> on Wed, 21 Jan 1998
11:25:34 +1100, J Richmond told aus.rail:

>I heard from an employee of QR that during unofficial speed trials of the
>Tilt Train, it reached the amazing speed of 211km/hr!! None of this was
>recorded or done officially, it seems that the driver just wanted to open
>her up and see what she could do!!
>
>

I hate to disappoint everyone, but...

Five words: "gold coast", "unofficial" and "evidence destroyed".

Follow-Ups:
- Re: QR Tilt Train Speed Trials
  - From: Frank Jones <fjones@webaxs.net>
- Re: QR Tilt Train Speed Trials
  - From: Frank Jones <fjones@webaxs.net>

References:
- QR Tilt Train Speed Trials
  - From: "J Richmond" <richmond@melbpc.org.au>

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