FROM THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE ARCHIVES
Jan 02, 2020
2 minutes
CHRIS MILNER
100 YEARS AGO JANUARY 1920
Steep inclines worked by adhesion
From St David’s, Exeter, to Queen Street Station the gradient is 1-in-37. This is exceeded in severity by two miles at 1-in-36 on the Ilfracombe branch; while there are several instances of 1-in-37and even 1-in-33 on various
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