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Jack Neville

April 24, 2016 08:15PM

Registered: 14 years ago
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In theory, Nos. 250 and 251 should have been able to handle the infamous Palin Hill in their SVRy configuration as the steepest section between Escuintla and Palin was 3.5 percent. However rainy season weather and degree of curvature may have compromised their performance.

Cheers,
Jack

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/25/2016 12:03AM by Jack Neville.

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SVRy #250 and #251 side tanks	terry fosback	April 24, 2016 06:35PM
Re: SVRy #250 and #251 side tanks	J.B.Bane	April 24, 2016 07:25PM
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Re: SVRy #250 and #251 side tanks	LOGGERHOGGER	April 25, 2016 06:12AM
Re: SVRy #250 and #251 side tanks	Dan Robirds	April 26, 2016 04:16PM
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