Grade Resistance

Grade Resistance
Resistance that results from the energy put into a train to lift it vertically, as up a steep grade. The energy is returned without loss when the train comes back down again.
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gauge (Ireland): 1600 mm 5'3" Broad gauge (Finland): 1524 mm 5' exactly Broad gauge (former USSR): 1520 mm 5' Standard gauge: 1435 mm 4'8 1/2" Narrow gauge (Cape gauge): 1067 mm 3'6" Narrow gauge (meter gauge): 1000 mm 3'3 37/100" Grade Resistance ...

See also: Operation, Track, Throttle, Passenger car, Combine