Re: Adelaide Electification
C. Dewick
>Paul Westcott <p_gwe...@removetoreplyoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
>> Perth's suburban system is all 1067mm (narrow) gauge, using 25kV
>> electrification.
>Ta. I thought it was something like that. They standardised some of the
>rural lines but not the suburban stuff. Any idea if they have any 25kV AC
>over standard gauge?
I don't think so - all the suburban trains are 1067 mm (same as QLD) gauge.
There is some standard gauge outside the Perth Metro area (down to Fremantle
industrial area, etc.) but there aren't actually any standard guage 25 KV
trains.
Craig.
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David Bennetts
"C. Dewick" <cra...@lios.apana.org.au> wrote in message
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> I don't think so - all the suburban trains are 1067 mm (same as QLD)
> gauge.
> There is some standard gauge outside the Perth Metro area (down to
> Fremantle
> industrial area, etc.) but there aren't actually any standard guage 25 KV
> trains.
>
> Craig.
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Whilst there are no standard gauge 25kv trains, there is dual gauge track
over which the catenary is installed, as the photo here clearly shows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Western_Australia
Regards
David Bennetts
David Bennetts
"Athol" <athol_S...@idl.net.au> wrote in message
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> In aus.rail David Bennetts <davibenn...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>
> I haven't gone looking for info, but I wouldn't be surprised if their
> access conditions prevent "visiting" SG rolling stock from accessing
> the overhead power, as is the case for Queensland, where there is also
> 25kV AC over dual gauge.
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There might also be some technical reasons for not being able to access the
overhead with SG stock. One could be that as the overhead is centred over
the narrow gauge side, the pantograph attached to a SG vehicle would be off
centre, and liable to entanglement. Another could be that one of the
outside rails would not be electrically bonded.
Regards
David Bennetts
David Johnson
>
> Whilst there are no standard gauge 25kv trains, there is dual gauge track
> over which the catenary is installed, as the photo here clearly shows.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Western_Australia
I'm pretty sure that portion of standard gauge trackage only sees 2
trains a week.
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scoot
"David Johnson" <use...@trainman.id.au> wrote in message
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> David Bennetts wrote:
>
>>
>> Whilst there are no standard gauge 25kv trains, there is dual gauge track
>> over which the catenary is installed, as the photo here clearly shows.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Western_Australia
>
> I'm pretty sure that portion of standard gauge trackage only sees 2 trains
> a week.
Probably a little more than that, David. The IP is twice weeky, but the
Prospector to Kalgoorlie is twice daily, the Merredin Avonlink is daily, as
is the Northam Avonlink. There is also the private dining train, cant recall
the name, and I think that runs Friday and Sunday. Still not busy, but a
little more than twice a week. No freight runs on tis section though.
shane
David Johnson
You're right. I'd forgotten about all the local standard gauge trains.
I must get back to Perth again.
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> scoot wrote:
>> "David Johnson" <use...@trainman.id.au> wrote in message
>> news:4867a3f0$1...@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>>> David Bennetts wrote:
>>>
>>>> Whilst there are no standard gauge 25kv trains, there is dual gauge
>>>> track over which the catenary is installed, as the photo here clearly
>>>> shows.
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Western_Australia
>>> I'm pretty sure that portion of standard gauge trackage only sees 2
>>> trains a week.
>>
>>
>> Probably a little more than that, David. The IP is twice weeky, but the
>> Prospector to Kalgoorlie is twice daily, the Merredin Avonlink is daily,
>> as is the Northam Avonlink. There is also the private dining train, cant
>> recall the name, and I think that runs Friday and Sunday. Still not busy,
>> but a little more than twice a week. No freight runs on tis section
>> though.
>
> You're right. I'd forgotten about all the local standard gauge trains. I
> must get back to Perth again.
>
anytime.