Re: Tilt Train Record Broken

["David Proctor" <thadocta@spam.ozemail.spam.com.spam.au>]

kevin green wrote in message <3747de79@grissom.powerup.com.au>...
>I see the Tilt Train broke the speed record for a narrow gauge train today
>between M'boro and Bunbaberg, they say it was 210km/ph.

Not just the narrow gauge record, but the Australian record as well!

>That is fast for a narrow gauge train.

Fast for an Australian train too!

>The area that they did the trial in was a very flat, and
>reletively straight area. The unit numbers were 303 and 304.

Good luck to them too - QR and Westrail have alwasy been the leaders of the
pack as far as govt railways go in Australia.

DaveP