Re: Victoria...it begins!

[James Robinson <NOSPAM@ERIE.NET>]

David Bromage wrote:
> 
> Reece Isaac (throttle@alphalink.com.au) wrote:
> > How about 100 ton hoppers imported from US.  100 tons,  What does that equal
> > in tonnes?
> 
> The problem is you can't run 25t axle loads in Victoria.
> 
> Cheers
> David

A "100 ton car" in North America describes the nominal capacity of the
wagon in short tons.  The gross weight would be 263,000 lb. when fully
laden.  That works out to about a 29.9 metric ton axle load.  Such
wagons are regularly operated on rails as light as 80 lb. per yard (40
kg/m)  

Given that Freight Victoria does not own the track, but will be
maintaining it, it will be interesting to see what practices they are
able to put in place.