From St David's, Exeter, to Queen Street Station the gradient is 1 -in-37.This is exceeded in severity by two miles at 1-in-36 on the Ilfracombe branch; while there are several instances of 1 -in-37and even 1-in-33 on various lines. Thus, the Oldham incline of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway is at 1 -in-27 for about three-quarters of a mile; while the North Pembrokeshire branch of the Great Western Railway also includes this gradient. Furthermore, on the North British Railway the Commonhead incline is at 1-in-23 for 440 yards, 1-in-25 for 380 yards, 1-in-27 for 550 yards, and 1-in-31 for 650 yards; while the Causeway end incline includes 1 -in-23 for 860 yards. On the goods line to Kirkcaldy Harbour on the same railway, the gradient is 1 -in-20 for 600 yards. There are also steeper inclines worked or assisted by cable haulage.
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机译：从埃克塞特（Exeter）的圣大卫（St David's）到皇后街车站（Queen Street Station），坡度为37英寸（1:36）。伊尔弗勒科姆（Ilfracombe）分支的36英寸（1-3）严重程度超过了2英里；而在不同的行上，有37个1甚至33个1的实例。因此，兰开夏郡和约克郡铁路公司的奥尔德姆斜坡在27分之1处行驶约四分之三英里。而Great Western Railway的北彭布罗克郡分支也包含此渐变。此外，在北英铁路上，Commonhead坡度为440码，23分1合，380码，25分1分，27合550码和650码的合31分。而铜锣末端倾斜包括860码的23分之一。在同一条铁路上通往Kirkcaldy港的货物线上，坡度为600码内20分之一。电缆运输也可以使陡峭的斜坡工作或得到帮助。
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