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Article #574Re: Is this the steepest adhesion worked (model) railway in the world?
From: Derick Wuen
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 00:00
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 00:00
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Hi Rod.... I bet "what is the difference between a tramway and a railway" features in your faq's. What is the faq answer? Roderick Smith wrote in message <390C1767.AFBAB229@werple.net.au>... >Steepest is an annual faq. > >May 79 'Modern Tramway': St Gervais - Chamonix - Vallorcine - Le >Ch๏ฟฝtelard (ie the French side): 2 km at 1 in 11 (9%), adhesion. The >line claims to be the world's steepest *railway*, but is beaten by some >trams. > >I have a whole file on this. Other steep routes include the Hakone - >Tozan mountain tram (Japan) and bits of the Lisboa tram system (AFAIK 1 >in 6.9). >-- >Regards >Roderick B Smith >Rail News Victoria Editor > >
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