Re: Why not just the TGV?

["Tezza" <tezza@atinet.com.au>]

David Johnson wrote in message <35AF6CE9.FBA7A01C@ozemail.com.au>...
>Tezza wrote:
>> David Johnson wrote in message <35AF3D0D.5F5F9EB5@ozemail.com.au>...
>> >Tezza wrote:
>> >> MarkBau1 wrote in message

>> >> ><<<<<<I guess they'll wait until the Stanwell Creek viaduct falls
into
>> the valley.>>>>>>
>> >> >
>> >> >You mean it hasn't yet? Last time I went over it was in the cab of a
422
>> >> with depowered Budds behind in about 1988 and it had a 10KPH?
restriction
>> and looked to my untrained eye to be in terrible shape!
>> >>
>> >> But this is the 90's, it has a permanent 20kmh speedboard!
>> >
>> >Only for inter-urbans.  The freight trains have a 40 km/h restriction.
>>
>> Since when? It was still 20kmh 2 months ago.
>
>In which direction?  In one direction the freight speed is 20 and the MU
speed
>is 40.  In the other direction, the freight speed is 40 and the MU speed is
20.
>Something to do with not having the correct colour speed boards or
something.



It's 20kmh both ways on the correct road for freight. The last speedboard on
the up in the down direction is 60kmh - I've never gotten a proper answer as
to whether or not this is correct.