Unconventional Rails

[Lordjam1]

Today while working in London Underground’s Ruislip Depot I spotted a short section of Bridge Rail in use in the depot.

I’m used to seeing 95 bullhead working on the tube and NR but never expected to see some bridge rail in situe.

Could this be because the depot is situated alongside the former GWR New North Main Line as as I know the GWR historically would have had lots of it hanging around.

Can anyone think of any other examples on the national network of locations that use anything other than the standard 95, 113A/CEN56 or CEN60?

(Also attached it the lovely rail profiles displayed at Didcot Railway Centre)

 

[edwin_m]

Is that a weighbridge in the background of the first shot? Could have something to do with the non-standard rail?

 

[Dstock7080]

The location is where a former train washer plant was placed

 

[paul1609]

Today while working in London Underground’s Ruislip Depot I spotted a short section of Bridge Rail in use in the depot.

I’m used to seeing 95 bullhead working on the tube and NR but never expected to see some bridge rail in situe.

Could this be because the depot is situated alongside the former GWR New North Main Line as as I know the GWR historically would have had lots of it hanging around.

Can anyone think of any other examples on the national network of locations that use anything other than the standard 95, 113A/CEN56 or CEN60?

(Also attached it the lovely rail profiles displayed at Didcot Railway Centre)

Id be very surprised if there are no longer the early types of flat bottom rail (98, 109, 110) still in use on secondary routes.
When we finished relaying the K&ESR in the mid noughties our last stocks of S&ECR 91 1/4lb BH fishplates were bought off us by Balfour Beatty who stated they were still in use on some depots in the SE.

 

[Lordjam1]

The location is where a former train washer plant was placed

Ah interesting maybe that had something to do with why they used it specifically there cheers

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Id be very surprised if there are no longer the early types of flat bottom rail (98, 109, 110) still in use on secondary routes.
When we finished relaying the K&ESR in the mid noughties our last stocks of S&ECR 91 1/4lb BH fishplates were bought off us by Balfour Beatty who stated they were still in use on some depots in the SE.

I've found 110 in sections along the MLN1 although all on loops just off the mains but never the lighter weights

 

[paul1609]

Ah interesting maybe that had something to do with why they used it specifically there cheers

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I've found 110 in sections along the MLN1 although all on loops just off the mains but never the lighter weights

Cant remember which way round it was but i think the various lightweight flatbottomed rails were regional versions of basically the samething made by different companies which were standardised as 113.

 

[Ploughman]

Is there a history of travelling crane use on this site?
Bridge rail was often used on Overhead crane track in workshops and on ground worked Travelling cranes.

Just read an earlier comment about use of a washer plant on site, that is also likely to be used with bridge rail.

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Cant remember which way round it was but i think the various lightweight flatbottomed rails were regional versions of basically the samething made by different companies which were standardised as 113.

If a site has timber spiked baseplates or BR1 or Macbeth spikes the the rail is frequently 98lb often dated 1953 - 58