Talk:HSL 3

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[edit] High Speed Line ?

Is this an HSL in anything other than name ?

Trains leave Liege at ~160km/h, enter a tunnel (max in tunnel is 200km/h), then the line parallels a motorway for a short while (look on the map) at which speeds may (according to the article) exceed 200km/h, before the line shortly rejoins the classic route across the border at a more sedate 160km/h. Upgraded line it certainly is, but a high speed line generally signifies speeds above 200km/h along s significant part of the route (>50%), which is certainly not the case here.

Anyway - it's a vast improvement on what's there already, so well done to those building and financing it.:-)--Ordew 02:42, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

My apologies to HSL3, which seems to be only just an HSL. After reading the HSL4 article, that line most certainly is not a high speed line in anything other than name.--Ordew 02:46, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ramp Height

"The tunnel will reach a depth of 127 m in some areas; it will have an average ramp height of 1.7%, with a maximum of 2% at the mouth in Soumagne."

What is ramp height--the slope of the track? Usually, that's referred to as ruling grade, which is the maximum uphill grade in a given direction. 4.243.149.169 03:46, 13 January 2007 (UTC)