Talk:Hillclimbing (railway)

Any details of what normal gradients could be expected in modern railways?


 * I think about 1% grade (1 unit of vertical difference per 100 units of horizontal distance) would be considered in the "normal" range. 2% would already be pretty steep, although there are railways that are much steeper (such as Flåmsbana in Norway with about 5% grade, without rack).


 * Passenger-only railroads could easily be steeper than those served by freight trains, since the vehicles are usually lighter.--CodeGeneratR 23:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Stiffen?
Hi :) The use of the word 'stiffen' to describe an increase in gradient seems a bit colloquial to my (non-railway expert) ears. Would it be perhaps better to use the word "steepen" i.e. to increase in steepness? Thanks, Oliver —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)

Redruth & Chasewater at Portreath
The Redruth & Chasewater didn't go to Portreath, it went to the south coast at Devoran.

Portreath, like many, sits in a steep valley?? Like many ports it sits at sea level.Afterbrunel (talk) 20:45, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Unexplanatory explanation
This specific page looks like written only for those who already know about the thing which not only defeats the purpose of but its actually the opposite of a Encyclopedia. I can also tell by the other sections on the talks that that issue has prevailed since this page’s conception…

AstralChojin (talk) 09:38, 4 June 2022 (UTC)