FOTR on tubular track

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John Ashworth
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FOTR on tubular track

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Nathan wrote:Making history once more, the FOTR class 19D heads into Rissik station and
onto the new portion of Tubular track. This was the second FOTR steam
working on these metals. Other tubular track is at Centurion station.
Gautrain construction can be seen here as well.
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Re: FOTR on tubular track

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Very cost effective, but mostly for long distances. Transnamib uses this quite extensively.
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If the Goerge-Knysna line is ever opened again, do you think they would use this type of track?
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Re: FOTR on tubular track

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Nathan wrote: Other tubular track is at Centurion station.
Another tubular section of track that is often used, is the short section through Denneboom station, both plaftforms, between Wattloo and Eerste Fabrieke stations
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