What are allowed speeds on the Broadmeadow Maitland section? The XPTs go flat out on this stretch, and riding improves wonderfully.
Between Casino and Grafton (and much of the rest of the route), they dawdle and the bogies grunt and groan - presumably something is
rubbing and often the springs hit the stops. But not so on the four track race course!
Regards
Dudley Horscroft
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> Thank you so much David. It looks like, apart from the reality of speed limits on individual sections, there are no general
> restrictions on interurbans running at up to 130 km/h (electric) to 140 (Endeavour) outside the metropolitan area. Suburban is
> limited to 115 but there is exception for long distance trains on the Parramatta-Penrith section (up to 160 for XPTs but
> interurbans are stuck at 115). The East Hills line on the other hand is more restricted than I thought it might be considering the
> quadding.
>
> So there is no general resistance to theoretical maximum speeds stretching up to 160 in parts. The slowness is presumably down to
> infrastructure issues, signalling, line capacity (other trains getting in the way) and the political slowdown for "ontime"
> running. There are some good theoretical maximum speeds on the south coast but the reality is far different.
>
>
> Tony P
> ---InTramsDownUnder@..., <davibenne@...> wrote :
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> Tony
> Speed limits are set out in the Train Operating Conditions (TOC) manual. You can find them here:
> http://www.asa.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/asa/asa-standards/ts-toc-2.pdf
> http://www.asa.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/asa/asa-standards/ts-toc-2.pdf
> XPT and Xplorer trains are allowed higher limits up to 160 km/h in the case of XPT and 145 km/h for Xplorers in certain areas -
> see part 16 for the Sydney Metro area.
>
> David B
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