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This type of locomotive design is suited for large public railways where hauling capacity, range and speed are important. Stable tracks are required to allow conventional steam locomotives to haul heavy loads quickly. To meet stability requirements, grades seldom exceed three percent (a rise of 3 metres over 100 metres) and the tracks are constructed with long gentle curves. Moreover, since the tracks are permanent, railway companies invest considerable sums of money in their construction and maintenance. Canada Science and Technology Museum's Festival of Technology. Summer 2007. Courtesy Tom Alfoldi. http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/index.cfm

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