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Re: Emergency Braking Was: Re: Beresfield Accident Findings

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: Emergency Braking Was: Re: Beresfield Accident Findings
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 01:34:41 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
References: <6iiao0$vc$1@nswpull.telstra.net> <1998050318480600.OAA11656@ladder03.news.aol.com>
Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

MarkBau1 wrote:

> Well I should certainly hope nothing derailed! especially with such a small
> amount of slack. (Sorry to tell you but 105 coal cars is not a long train!)

It is for the curvature and gradients encountered on the Ulan line.

> (BTW what is the weight of one of these NSW coal cars? Any where
> close to 120 tons per car?)
>

The WAGONS  are rated at 120 TONNES.  (We are talking Australian here.)

--
David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

References:
- Re: Emergency Braking Was: Re: Beresfield Accident Findings
  - From: markbau1@aol.com (MarkBau1)

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