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Steffen Rosmus

July 08, 2001 12:17PM

The speed does not only depend on the driver size , also very important is , if it is and inside or outside frame engien, the quality of track, ballast and kind of rails. In Europe the speed for N G steam engines is as followed:
2 ft 15 mph or 25 km/h
2 1/2 ft 22 mph or 35 km(h
3 ft 38 mph or 60 km/h
3. 06 ft 40 mph or 65 km/h
I had a cab ride on a K 37 and K 36 and I would say even on perfect track everything above 35 mph would be "not very comfortable" and sometimes dangerous. There had been some very fast diesel railcars on N G in the Baltics during the 30ies which had a top speed of 65 mph but the had not been very succesful. JNR has some commuter trains on "Kapspur" (1050 mm) which are capable for 100 mph but trackwork is excellent and very well ballasted.
Even Challenger #3985 is rocking at 65 mph on perfect track west of Laramy - Tie siding

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Locomotive speed	Danny	July 05, 2001 06:16PM
Re: Locomotive speed	Bob Keller	July 05, 2001 08:21PM
Re: Locomotive speed	Trevor Hartford	July 05, 2001 09:12PM
Re: Locomotive speed	Frank Martindell	July 06, 2001 11:14AM
Re: Locomotive speed	Michael Allen	July 07, 2001 04:25PM
Re: Locomotive speed	Herb Kelsey	July 07, 2001 07:45PM
Re: Locomotive speed - 1.1 doesn't work	Rick Steele	July 07, 2001 08:00PM
Re: Locomotive speed - 1.1 doesn't work	rdmstr	July 07, 2001 10:19PM
Re: Locomotive speed - 1.1 doesn't work	Herb Kelsey	July 08, 2001 12:22AM
Re: Locomotive speed - 1.1 doesn't work	rdmstr	July 08, 2001 12:34AM
Re: 130 mph freight, no way!	Michael Allen	July 08, 2001 09:59AM
Re: 130 mph freight, no way!	Curtis F.	July 09, 2001 09:38AM
Re: 130 mph freight, no way!	Rick Steele	July 09, 2001 04:50PM
Re: 130 mph freight, per Kindig, no way!	Michael Allen	July 09, 2001 09:08PM
Re: 130 mph freight, per Kindig, no way!	Rick Steele	July 10, 2001 07:56AM
Re: 130 mph freight, per Kindig, no way!	rdmstr	July 10, 2001 06:12PM
Re: 130 mph freight, per Kindig, no way!	Rick Steele	July 10, 2001 07:26PM
Re: 130 mph freight, per Kindig, no way!	Mike Ramsey	July 10, 2001 09:32PM
Re: Locomotive speed - 1.1 doesn't work	Chile John	July 11, 2001 10:32AM
Re: Locomotive speed - 1.1 doesn't work	Steffen Rosmus	July 08, 2001 12:17PM
Re: Locomotive speed - 1.1 doesn't work	Rick Steele	July 09, 2001 04:45PM
Re: Locomotive speed - 1.1 doesn't work	Steffen Rosmus	July 10, 2001 12:51AM
Re: Locomotive speed - 1.1 doesn't work	Rick Steele	July 10, 2001 08:12AM
Re: Locomotive speed	Jim Adams	July 11, 2001 09:53PM
Re: Locomotive speed	Marty Knox	July 06, 2001 06:41PM
Re: Locomotive speed	Rob Gram	July 07, 2001 08:08PM
Re: Locomotive speed	DvV	July 07, 2001 08:43PM
Re: Locomotive speed	Allen Tacy	July 08, 2001 10:29AM
1875 4-4-0s	Herb Kelsey	July 08, 2001 03:43PM
Re: 1875 4-4-0s	Curtis F.	July 09, 2001 09:12AM
Re: 1875 4-4-0s	Trevor Hartford	July 09, 2001 02:24PM
Re: 1875 4-4-0s	Trevor Hartford	July 10, 2001 08:01PM
Re: 1875 4-4-0s	Curtis F.	July 10, 2001 08:09PM
Re: 1875 4-4-0s	Trevor Hartford	July 12, 2001 12:33PM
Re: 1875 4-4-0s	Dan Markoff	July 11, 2001 07:21AM
I never said it was a good idea. NM NM	Curtis F.	July 11, 2001 08:11AM
Re: 1875 4-4-0s	earl the artifact abuser	July 11, 2001 05:57PM
Re: 1875 4-4-0s	Dan Markoff	July 11, 2001 07:36PM
Re: 1875 4-4-0s	Tom Shreve	July 13, 2001 12:03AM
Re: 1875 4-4-0s	Bob Keller	July 13, 2001 01:39PM
Ben Greathouse	Bob Keller	July 08, 2001 11:00AM
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Re: Ben Greathouse	Chile John	July 11, 2001 10:28AM
Re: Ben Greathouse	Rich Muth	July 11, 2001 11:25AM
Re: Ben Greathouse	Chile John	July 11, 2001 11:37AM
Re: Speed	Rich Muth	July 11, 2001 11:37AM
Locomotive speed.. Just between us	Rick Steele	July 09, 2001 04:59PM
Re: Locomotive speed.. Just between us	Steven H	July 12, 2001 04:54PM

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