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Re: NSW train speeds

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: NSW train speeds
From: dbromage@omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: 23 Jul 1998 04:50:13 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Customer of Access One Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
References: <35B4312E.1A7A@harnessnet.com.au> <35B68DD8.451353ED@lisp.com.au>

John MacCallum (johnmac@lisp.com.au) wrote:
> I'm unsure of what the current standard is for class 1 track. I think 
> class 1 is 53 Kg Rail. On Class 1 or 1XC, XPT's
> are allowed 160 Kph. On class 2 track , less than 53 kg, they are
> limited to 100 Kph.

Why the sudden drop from 160 to 100km/h? Surely there are other suitable
speeds in between, e.g. 145km/h on 50kg rail and 130km/h on 47kg rail.

> I can't supply figures for the Explorers as I
> don't have the appropriate timetable, however I should imagine that
> they to would be limited to 100 Kph on class 2 track.

They have a top speed of 145km/h.

Cheers
David

References:
- NSW train speeds
  - From: Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>
- Re: NSW train speeds
  - From: John MacCallum <johnmac@lisp.com.au>

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