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Yes but so, so much more fun to do it like thatSo all this extra mucking around (complexity) was to not have a crossing in the main line? Must be, a lot of extra work and maintenance. What is the max speed on the main line?
Yes but so, so much more fun to do it like that
Sweet Dreams are Made of ThisExcept that while the train was waiting for the crossing to lower, someone pinched the load of sugar cane.
Must be, a lot of extra work and maintenance.
I think it has to be remembered that the narrow gauge operations are mainly seasonal so for a lot of the year the crossing sees minimal use. A conventional crossing would be used every time a main line train passed. As it is, the main line is not affected and plain line is *always* easier to maintain than a crossing of any kind. There is also the question of flangeways and the rail end hammering that occurs when a train passes over on either line, so leading to more wear and tear. The signalling arrangements would be pretty much the same either with the current arrangement or with a conventional crossing.Interesting, but it seems to be awfully complex and I would have thought needs more maintenance than a conventional crossover.
Indeed it does, about three miles from where I type this. Both routes have minimal traffic and the crossing is subject to speed restrictions on both routes due to the flangeway hammering described above and its location.The Welsh Highland Railway (1ft 11.5 in gauge) crosses Network Rail (standard Gauge) just outside of Portmadoc on a flat crossing....
I'm sure someone will be drawing plans up right nowNow build a model one
The number of cars in that train seemed to be over 100, pretty impressive.
Two mills in the Ingham area, Victoria and Mackinade. The cane harvest will be starting soon, so lots of trains locally.
They send the sugar to the short Lucinda wharf, 6 kilometres long.
Whenever I see cane railways it reminds me of my summer in Fiji in '74 as a 12yo lad. We made a few trips on the free passenger train, and I can remember climbing around on a plinthed steam loco.
I've always had it in mind to model a cane railway but never quite got round to it.
Someone on here has such a layout.