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		ksec on Oct 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hydrogen-powered train makes UK maiden journey >Trains run on shallow gradients This is genius. But could anyone confirms this. I try to do some google search and nothing useful or related came up. Does that mean Trains are constantly running downhill? Because that doesn't seems to be the case long distance rails.

Symbiote on Oct 4, 2020 [–]

It means an ascent or descent of less than 1.5% is normal for railways, and there's so little friction a train can coast downhill without power.

They obviously need power to maintain speed going uphill.

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