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I'm in Australia, so the track speed is actually 35kph, and we are on narrow gauge 1067mm.

Hi all, Another question I hope someone might be able to answer. Is there any situations where you would start increasing the cant before the actual curve starts. For example 0mm- 20mm cant in the straight before the curve and then the cant would continue to rise to the TE. Where I am...

This is an incident I remember in Oxford due to wheel flats http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/061220_R272006_Urchfont.pdf

Hi guys Quick question. What is the current tolerances for black holes in Alumnio thermic welds in RT/CE/S/032 ? Cheers

Doesn't an approach signal only show a caution aspect when the route is set to use the points it's protecting? Again, is this another way to protect over speeding?

I'm more than certain this signal would be a slow approach signal, so should only give the route at the last minute, so why didn't the TPWS kick if the loco approached the signal to fast?

They don't use any rollers here. I keep telling them too!!!

That be great thanks. stephenkettle@yahoo.com

The general public hate these as they continuely give a warning siren about every 3 seconds,and then speeds up when a train arrives. If used all day it can drive you mad!! --- old post above --- --- new post below --- There also another safety system called PLOD. Patrolman Lock Out Device. If my...

Another example is Didcot West curve Junction for trains on the up from Oxford. As seen here at the 40 second mark. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELjC2BbEfv0

I think you might be right. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Ok we use 32c as our SFT and some of the curves are <100m radius (very tight) The steel sleepers our crimped ended, but we are narrow gauge (1067mm) down here so the sleepers will be lighter also. --- old post above...

Hi guys, Here in Tasmania majority of our sleepers are steel, but when it comes to de stressing the rail we have huge problems of curves pulling in winter after been de stressed. Do we (ex pom) stress rail on steel sleepers, or use breather switch's. My old patch, Didcot and Northampton...