Re: First train on the wye extension
| July 04, 2014 05:11PM |
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But William, a loop would have been more fun !
My first Depot being a junction, had a Ballon loop for keeping East coast trains going through without reversing direction. We would turn the loco off the mainline shunt every morning and it was always a contest to see if we could hit 60mph before slowing for the last curve. Most of the loop was 180 degrees of 25 mph curve with a good straightaway for the length of the yard. Even all the locos were of the same class some picked up and ran quicker than others.
Chris
in New Zealand
My first Depot being a junction, had a Ballon loop for keeping East coast trains going through without reversing direction. We would turn the loco off the mainline shunt every morning and it was always a contest to see if we could hit 60mph before slowing for the last curve. Most of the loop was 180 degrees of 25 mph curve with a good straightaway for the length of the yard. Even all the locos were of the same class some picked up and ran quicker than others.
Chris
in New Zealand
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