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Post by Chris M on Aug 29, 2008 14:06:41 GMT
In railway terms, what is the difference between an incline (e.g. Lickey incline) and a bank (e.g. Honiton bank)?
This is a question that has been recently asked on the West Somerset Railway mailing list, but as there has not been an answer there from anyone who actually knows, I thought the knowledgeable folk on here might.
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Post by mrfs42 on Aug 29, 2008 17:04:20 GMT
In the most general of terms an incline would have had some form of rope haulage initially - I'm not sure in the case of the Lickey, but certainly the climb out of Glasgow Queen Street and Hopton Incline (1 in 14 in parts) on the Cromford and High Peak were originally rope hauled. I've seen video of North London tanks blasting their way up Hopton.
A bank would always have been adhesion worked.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2008 18:43:31 GMT
That's my general understanding as well - on a bank, any assistance needed would be provided by another 'banker' engine, possibly two of them in some cases.
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Post by chopshopjohn on Aug 29, 2008 21:23:17 GMT
I think the key difference is that inclines are invariably straight; banks usually involve curves to follow natural contours and minimize earthworks.
The Lickey Incline was never cable worked but could well have been laid straight to permit this if found necessary.
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