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Re: BLs vs NRS

Subject: Re: BLs vs NRS
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 23:15:06 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
References: <mauried.276.36EDBEA4@commslab.gov.au> <LxpH2.20$E52.545304@news0.optus.net.au> <Pine.OSF.4.05.9903161406500.30954-100000@ties.itu.ch> <mauried.277.36EEE640@commslab.gov.au> <7cqi0g$jke@ob1.uws.EDU.AU> <mauried.201.36F0E653@commslab.gov.au> <7cumv4$33r@ob1.uws.EDU.AU>
Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

Ben Staples wrote:

> Are you sure that Cowan bank is only 1:40. From memory Cowan Bank is closer
> to 1:30. I will talk to the surveyor on Monday and get the exact steepest
> grade between Hawkesbury River station and Cowan station.
>
> Hell, surely someone in this news group will know how much an unassisted NR
> can pull up Cowan Bank???

The steepest is 1 in 36.  After leaving Hawkesbury, the grades are 1 in:
41, 40,  37, 40, 37, 40, 42, 40, 38, 36, 40, 37, 40, 42, 40, 58, 55, 40, 53, 56,
50, 45, 50, 47, 50.

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

References:
- BLs vs NRS
  - From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
- Re: BLs vs NRS
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
- Re: BLs vs NRS
  - From: arthur marsh <marsh@ties.itu.int>
- Re: BLs vs NRS
  - From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
- Re: BLs vs NRS
  - From: "Ben Staples" <98711576@feline.hawkesbury.uws.EDU.AU>
- Re: BLs vs NRS
  - From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
- Re: BLs vs NRS
  - From: "Ben Staples" <98711576@feline.hawkesbury.uws.EDU.AU>

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