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Good Morning! First day of Fall and we see a dramatic change in our weather! Although it is bright and sunny outside, it has turned quite cold. Night time temperature was only half a notch above freezing. I heard the first flock of geese heading south this morning - very early this year and a clear indication of a cold winter being ahead. I am running on a high level of frustration regarding my future layout. The plan I posted won´t work! I need a minimum of 3" clearance for the track passing underneath the station, which means a grade of 8%! Too steep! OK, the Rhatian Railway in Switzerland has grades of up to 7%, so 8% is not too far off from what the prototype can do, but in combination with the tight radius of 10" this means inviting trouble. So back to the drawing board! Garry and YGW - a belated [bday] and all the best wishes for many happy moons to come! Talking of vehicle safety, I am with Ray. The size of a car is nearly irrelevant to the crash safety of its passengers. More important is how they absorb the collision energy while holding up the superstructure  in a crash. You´d be surprized how badly some of the old tanks like the famous Landrover perform in crash test. Cars in Europe were and are usually smaller cars, yet the number of people killed in accidents has been dramatically reduced over recent years, while at the same time the number of accidents has gone up by the square. When I was a kid, we had to account for 20,000 casualities each year - only in West Germany. That figure is down to about 3,000, the majority of which being pedestrians and motor bike riders. My little Volkswagen up! was awarded 5 stars in the EuroNCAP crash tests! Have a happy day!
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