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The rail line up the nearly-vertical mountain face to Lancre must be the most expensive few miles of track in the system and a tough test for Dick's locomotives. Coming ''down'' with a full load of timber sounds really frightening. Maybe part of the line is a funicular? --[[User:Old Dickens|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens|talk]]) 23:13, 4 April 2016 (UTC) | The rail line up the nearly-vertical mountain face to Lancre must be the most expensive few miles of track in the system and a tough test for Dick's locomotives. Coming ''down'' with a full load of timber sounds really frightening. Maybe part of the line is a funicular? --[[User:Old Dickens|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens|talk]]) 23:13, 4 April 2016 (UTC) | ||
{{CDA}} does emphasise that this is a branch line and you need to change trains at Ohulan. I get the picture that regular trains out of Ankh-Morpork and Zrmphis probably find it beyond their capacity and something more tailored to the terrain needs to take over - maybe even a funicular! [[User:AgProv|AgProv]] ([[User talk:AgProv|talk]]) 08:37, 5 April 2016 (UTC) | |||
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The rail line up the nearly-vertical mountain face to Lancre must be the most expensive few miles of track in the system and a tough test for Dick's locomotives. Coming down with a full load of timber sounds really frightening. Maybe part of the line is a funicular? --Old Dickens (talk) 23:13, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
The Compleat Discworld Atlas does emphasise that this is a branch line and you need to change trains at Ohulan. I get the picture that regular trains out of Ankh-Morpork and Zrmphis probably find it beyond their capacity and something more tailored to the terrain needs to take over - maybe even a funicular! AgProv (talk) 08:37, 5 April 2016 (UTC)