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Trivia: Steepest Gradient?
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There's a very short incline at Halifax, climbing into a tunnel on the line to Bradford Interchange.
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IIRC there's also a very short but steep incline from Dunfermline on the line to Perth.
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IIRC there's also a very short but steep incline from Dunfermline on the line to Perth.
According to -
https://www.safety.networkrail.co.u.../OTP Safety/Copy of Track Gradients by DU.XLS
- the gradients steeper than 1 in 30 (inclusive) are:
ELR ELR_Description LOR StartMilesYards FinishMilesYards Gradient GradientOther Comment
ELL1 Not in GEOGIS 3.0797 3.1656 -30
HXS2 SANDHILLS JN - L'POOL CENT (PEMBERTON-L'POOL/LINK/ NW8001 36.0000 36.0633 -30
MIR1 MANN ISLAND JN - MANN ISLAND JN (LIVERPOOL LOOP LI NW8011 2.0228 2.0440 -30
FTL FARRINGDON JN <LMR> - BLACKFRIARS <SR> SO280 0.0369 0.0440 -29
GRE GRAHAM ROAD CURVE EA1180 2.1513 2.1742 -29
MCL MOORGATE - CARLTON RD JN (MOORGATE LINES) LN3213 0.1513 0.1601 -29
MIR1 MANN ISLAND JN - MANN ISLAND JN (LIVERPOOL LOOP LI NW8011 2.0440 2.0457 -27
MIR1 MANN ISLAND JN - MANN ISLAND JN (LIVERPOOL LOOP LI NW8011 2.0440 2.0457 -27
MIR2 MANN ISLAND JN - ROCK FERRY STN (STH END)(MERSEY R NW8011 0.1513 1.0052 -27
ltr llantrisant branch gw873 1.0703 1.0756 20
mir1 mann island jn - mann island jn (liverpool loop li nw8011 0.0000 0.0070 27
ftl farringdon jn <lmr> - blackfriars <sr> so280 0.0686 0.0950 29
cwk1 canning st jn - birkenhead park (mersey rly)(m43) nw8011 1.1320 1.1460 30
kyl dingwall jn - kyle of lochalsh stn sc205 49.0140 49.0299 30
mir2 mann island jn - rock ferry stn (sth end)(mersey r nw8011 1.0598 1.1320 30
mir2 mann island jn - rock ferry stn (sth end)(mersey r nw8011 1.0598 1.1548 30
https://www.safety.networkrail.co.u.../OTP Safety/Copy of Track Gradients by DU.XLS
- the gradients steeper than 1 in 30 (inclusive) are:
ELR ELR_Description LOR StartMilesYards FinishMilesYards Gradient GradientOther Comment
ELL1 Not in GEOGIS 3.0797 3.1656 -30
HXS2 SANDHILLS JN - L'POOL CENT (PEMBERTON-L'POOL/LINK/ NW8001 36.0000 36.0633 -30
MIR1 MANN ISLAND JN - MANN ISLAND JN (LIVERPOOL LOOP LI NW8011 2.0228 2.0440 -30
FTL FARRINGDON JN <LMR> - BLACKFRIARS <SR> SO280 0.0369 0.0440 -29
GRE GRAHAM ROAD CURVE EA1180 2.1513 2.1742 -29
MCL MOORGATE - CARLTON RD JN (MOORGATE LINES) LN3213 0.1513 0.1601 -29
MIR1 MANN ISLAND JN - MANN ISLAND JN (LIVERPOOL LOOP LI NW8011 2.0440 2.0457 -27
MIR1 MANN ISLAND JN - MANN ISLAND JN (LIVERPOOL LOOP LI NW8011 2.0440 2.0457 -27
MIR2 MANN ISLAND JN - ROCK FERRY STN (STH END)(MERSEY R NW8011 0.1513 1.0052 -27
ltr llantrisant branch gw873 1.0703 1.0756 20
mir1 mann island jn - mann island jn (liverpool loop li nw8011 0.0000 0.0070 27
ftl farringdon jn <lmr> - blackfriars <sr> so280 0.0686 0.0950 29
cwk1 canning st jn - birkenhead park (mersey rly)(m43) nw8011 1.1320 1.1460 30
kyl dingwall jn - kyle of lochalsh stn sc205 49.0140 49.0299 30
mir2 mann island jn - rock ferry stn (sth end)(mersey r nw8011 1.0598 1.1320 30
mir2 mann island jn - rock ferry stn (sth end)(mersey r nw8011 1.0598 1.1548 30
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