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  1. List of steepest gradients on adhesion railways - Wikipedia

    • Metros and pure commuter railways often also allow steeper gradients, over 4%, for the same reason. High-speed railways commonly allow 2.5% to 4% because the trains must be strong and have many wheels with power to reach very high speeds. See more

    Overview

    The inclusion of steep gradients on railways avoids the expensive engineering work required to produce more … See more

    See also

    • Grade (slope)
    • Hillclimbing (railway)
    • Lickey Incline, steepest British main-line gradient
    • Longest trains… See more

    Further reading

    • Wellington, Arthur Mellen (1887). "X. The Relative Importance of Gradients". The Economic Theory of the Location of Railways: An Analysis of the Conditions Controlling the Laying Out of Railways to Effect the … See more

     
  1. 1 in 7.2

    The steepest grade traversed by an adhesion railway (one driven by the friction of wheels on rails) is 1 in 7.2 (13.8%; or around 7.9 degrees of angle).
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    According to the museum's explanation, the gradient of 1% was required because they wanted to allow heavy military freight trains to circulate on this railway. However, steeper railways are very common, including rails which allows …

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