Derick 
    Wuen wrote: 
    
        
        (1) Guiness Book of Rail Facts and 
        Feats has steepest adhesion grade as 1 in 11 on Chamonix between Servoz 
        and Chedde (France). 
        Might have to re-measure the 
        Middle road!  ;-)  Can't have the French taking all the 
        glory! 
  
  (2) If this was an 
        Olympic event I'm sure Lambing Flat's little Krauss would be 
        disqualified under equipment rules for adhesion working.... LGB rubber 
        tyres seem to me to be in the same league as sprung shoes for high 
        jumpers or flotation suits for swimmers. On the other hand, I bet they 
        have the sanders going full time on the Chamonix 1 in 11! 
        
Would it help your sense of fairness to assume that 
        RVR No 1's rubber tyre is the small scale equivalent of sanders?  
        :-)
It will all be academic 
    anyway, once the Top Points deviation is complete! 
    DPC James McInerney 
    
STOP!  In The Name Of The Lore! 
    
At http://www.cia.com.au/bullack/ , 
    "Lambing Flat's" mainpage for the HO model and NSWGR 
    information. 
Or http://www.cia.com.au/bullack/rvrtitle.html  
    for the "Rurr Valley Railway", my G gauge garden line