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Re: Standardisation

Ron BEST wrote:
> 
> 
> Why should the mass be significant? Presumbaly whatever locks the wheels in
> place can be made suitably strong and positive enough to cope with the
> dynamic forces involved. I was also thinking mainly of the 1435/1600 mm
> change. Talgo is 1435/1676 mm, I think.

I don't know if mass is significant or not with respect to sliding
wheels. Does any one else know?

On the other issue, I would have thought that the 1067/1435 connection
would be the most important as the 1600 mm gauge does not serve many
places exclusively now.


Barry Campbell