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« on: April 08, 2020, 21:19:13 » |
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From The BBC» World's steepest street: Harlech loses title to New Zealand Lots of famous inclines on UK▸ railways - Lickey, Wath, High Peak, Folkestone Harbour - but what is the steepest on GWR▸ services? |
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bobm
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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2020, 21:29:56 » |
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Rattery or Hemerdon in South Devon must rate near the top.
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« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2020, 21:43:08 » |
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Acton Diveunder?  |
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« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2020, 21:54:46 » |
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Exeter St Davids to Exeter Central
Cogload Junction - Down line over the flyover
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« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2020, 21:55:48 » |
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I think Dainton Bank takes it, being briefly 1 in 36 before the tunnel, but it averages out at 1 in 40.
Exeter St David's to Exeter Central averages 1 in 37 over 1/2 a mile.
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« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2020, 22:32:36 » |
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How steep is the London end of Portsmouth and Southsea high level? It always feels quite a sudden gradient...
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« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2020, 08:29:13 » |
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St Davids to Central in Exeter always looks flippin' steep to me (esp. if viewed down the hill from the platforms at Central).
I'm quite shocked that Dainton is nearly as steep, on average, but have never been there to observe it (and have not riden up it on a train in about 8 years).
How about the pull-up into Reading from the dive-under just to the east of the station?
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« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2020, 10:43:15 » |
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Don't they split some freight trains at Exeter to get them over Dainton bank then reassemble them somewhere to go on to their destination.
I think it's one of the reasons they would like to electrify Newton Abbot to Plymouth so the passenger trains would have more power.
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bobm
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« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2020, 10:47:27 » |
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St Davids to Central in Exeter always looks flippin' steep to me (esp. if viewed down the hill from the platforms at Central).
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« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2020, 12:23:06 » |
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St Davids to Central in Exeter always looks flippin' steep to me (esp. if viewed down the hill from the platforms at Central).
Even more dramatic from the footbridge at the far end, with a long lens!  |
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« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2020, 15:27:21 » |
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Coombe Junction to Liskeard is 1 in 40 plus an 8 chains radius on the curves. No chance of a run-up on that!
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« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2020, 16:00:41 » |
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I think Dainton Bank takes it, being briefly 1 in 36 before the tunnel, but it averages out at 1 in 40.
Exeter St David's to Exeter Central averages 1 in 37 over 1/2 a mile.
Just to add that Acton Diveunder has a 1 in 40 descent and 1 in 50 incline (you can only go through it in one direction!), so not as steep and a lot shorter than BNM's examples. |
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« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2020, 16:50:14 » |
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Coombe Junction to Liskeard is 1 in 40 plus an 8 chains radius on the curves. No chance of a run-up on that!
My goodness yes ... I made the mistake of walking from Coombe Junction to Liskeard early last month. Well - more staggering and panting up the road. |
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« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2020, 18:51:01 » |
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Could we please change the topic title to "Steepest Gradient on GWR▸ " as the railway doesn't do "hills".....   |
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« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2020, 19:22:38 » |
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