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posted by [identity profile] sbj180.livejournal.com at 11:45pm on 15/07/2005
The line closed in 1981, but it used to be the formidable 1 in 40 Worsborough bank that loaded coal trains used to have to slog up on their way to Manchester via Penistone. It was rather famous in railway circles.
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posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 07:03pm on 21/07/2005
Ahhhhhh. Must say that 1 in 40 doesn't *sound* that bad, but I imagine the scale of slopes is slightly different on train wheels.
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posted by [identity profile] sbj180.livejournal.com at 09:19pm on 21/07/2005
Actually, anything steeper than 1 in 100 is steep for trains.
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posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 09:28pm on 21/07/2005
Eek! In that case, that's really really impressive :)
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