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    • Pressman posted
    Posted in South Australia » Mile End turntable

    Tony

    I am surprised you got it wrong.

    85 ft times 0.304 (metres/foot) = 25.84 metres.

    QED and so a rail car would fit on the Dry Creek TT.

    Remember it is only the wheels that have to fit, both the 520 and 720 used to overhang the TT (they were each about 87 ft long).

    Ian

    "steam4ian"


    Well picked Ian, I'll claim that I'd just woken up when I posted!!! The converter I use is rather accurate, but my eyes were not this morning and I missread the result. 8)
    "Convert" gives as result of 25.908m when 85 ft is entered (conversion factor = 0.3048 )
    http://joshmadison.com/convert-for-windows/

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    Edited 08 Apr 2014 16:44, 7 years ago, edited by Pressman

    Tony

    I am surprised you got it wrong.

    85 ft times 0.304 (metres/foot) = 25.84 metres.

    QED and so a rail car would fit on the Dry Creek TT.

    Remember it is only the wheels that have to fit, both the 520 and 720 used to overhang the TT (they were each about 87 ft long).

    Ian

    "steam4ian"


    Well picked Ian, I'll claim that I'd just woken up when I posted!!! The converter I use is rather accurate, but my eyes were not this morning and I missread the result.
    "Convert" gives as result of 25.908m when 85 ft is entered (conversion factor = 0.3048)
    http://joshmadison.com/convert-for-windows/