MarkBau1 wrote: > The original tender for the XPT called for a max speed of 183KPH and as far as > I know that was the speed the XPT was designed for. Not exactly. It was designed for a maximum SERVICE speed of 160 km/h, with the higher speed for testing purposes. All XPT type testing is carried out at 180 km/h. -- David Johnson CityRail Guard trainman@ozemail.com.au http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/