Re: Help request for information on the Hamersley Iron Railway

["Peter Ruxton" <rucko@bigpond.com>]

LoneAussie wrote in message
<19991004220104.21751.00000967@ng-ch1.aol.com>...
>I have been asked by a friend in Brazil if I know anything of the Hamersley
>Iron Railway (HIR) operation. He would like to see how HIR compares with a
>similar railway operation in Brazil. Not being knowledgable on the HIR I
>thought I would try aus.rail for help. What he would like to know is:-
>
>    1.. What is the weight of a train both loaded and empty?
>    2.. What locomotive types and combinations are used?
>    3.. What are the line speeds for loaded and empty trains?
>    4.. What is a reasonable normal stopping distance from line speed for
such
>trains (on the level and on 1% grade up or down) both loaded and empty?
>
>Does anyone happen to have copies of the Tractive Effort curves for the
>locomotive types or knows where to get copies of them.
>
>Any information will be gratefully recieved.

Most of the Information you want would be available in the Australian
Railways Yearbook I think published by the Australasian Railways Association
the editor of which I believe is Roderick Smith? who posts to this news
group