Re: Is this the steepest adhesion worked (model) railway in the world?

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From: Lambing Flat
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 00:00

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Derick Wuen wrote:

> (1) Guiness Book of Rail Facts and Feats has steepest adhesion grade
> as 1 in 11 on Chamonix between Servoz and Chedde (France).
>
> Might have to re-measure the Middle road!  ;-)  Can't have the French
> taking all the glory!
>
>   (2) If this was an Olympic event I'm sure Lambing Flat's little
> Krauss would be disqualified under equipment rules for adhesion
> working.... LGB rubber tyres seem to me to be in the same league as
> sprung shoes for high jumpers or flotation suits for swimmers. On the
> other hand, I bet they have the sanders going full time on the
> Chamonix 1 in 11!
>
> Would it help your sense of fairness to assume that RVR No 1's rubber
> tyre is the small scale equivalent of sanders?  :-)

It will all be academic anyway, once the Top Points deviation is
complete!

DPC James McInerney

STOP!  In The Name Of The Lore!

At http://www.cia.com.au/bullack/ , "Lambing Flat's" mainpage for the HO
model and NSWGR information.
Or http://www.cia.com.au/bullack/rvrtitle.html  for the "Rurr Valley
Railway", my G gauge garden line

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Derick Wuen wrote:
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Guiness Book of Rail Facts and Feats has steepest adhesion grade as 1 in
11 on Chamonix between Servoz and Chedde (France).</font></font><font color="#000000"><font size=-1></font></font>
<p><b><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Might have to re-measure the
Middle road!&nbsp; ;-)&nbsp; Can't have the French taking all the glory!</font></font></b>
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If this was an Olympic event I'm sure Lambing Flat's little Krauss would
be disqualified under equipment rules for adhesion working.... LGB rubber
tyres seem to me to be in the same league as sprung shoes for high jumpers
or flotation suits for swimmers. On the other hand, I bet they have the
sanders going full time on the Chamonix 1 in 11!</font><font size=-1></font>
<p><b><font size=-1>Would it help your sense of fairness to assume that
RVR No 1's rubber tyre is the small scale equivalent of sanders?&nbsp;
:-)</font></b></blockquote>
<b><font size=-1>It will all be academic anyway, once the Top Points deviation
is complete!</font></b>
<p><b><font size=-1>DPC James McInerney</font></b><b><font size=-1></font></b>
<p><b><font size=-1>STOP!&nbsp; In The Name Of The Lore!</font></b><b><font size=-1></font></b>
<p><b><font size=-1>At <A HREF="http://www.cia.com.au/bullack/">http://www.cia.com.au/bullack/</A> , "Lambing Flat's"
mainpage for the HO model and NSWGR information.</font></b>
<br><b><font size=-1>Or <A HREF="http://www.cia.com.au/bullack/rvrtitle.html">http://www.cia.com.au/bullack/rvrtitle.html</A>&nbsp;
for the "Rurr Valley Railway", my G gauge garden line</font></b>
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From: Lambing Flat <bullack@cia.com.au>
Subject: Re: Is this the steepest adhesion worked (model) railway in the world?
Date: 2000/04/28
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