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Old September 4th 04, 05:15 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Nick Leverton Nick Leverton is offline
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Default LUL track gauge not the same as BR gauge?

In article , Bob Adams wrote:
In message , Nick Leverton
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The issue I read of, I don't know how far true though, was that the
Standard stock's hardened steel tyres wore the rails down excessivly
fast when they first went to the IoW.


I believe the wear increased exponentially at over 70 mph.
;-)


That's fast ;-)

Nick
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