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Re: Top speed of QR Tilt Train

Subject: Re: Top speed of QR Tilt Train
From: "David Ryder" <daver@fastinternet.net.au>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 18:54:31 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Telstra Big Pond Direct
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thalystgv@yahoo.com wrote in message <76s6u9$aca$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>
>
>> > Tilt train top 211 kph?
>>
>> That never occured.
>
>If an appropriate track given like Maryborough West to Rockhampton or Gold
>Coast Railway is this train have the potential to top 211 kph?
>
>James


211 kph was the top speed attained during testing and may well be the
absolute top.

For your interest I am told this was achieved during a very early morning
test run on the Gold Coast Railway.

It was conducted at that time to minimise the risk of louts hitting it with
any missiles.

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