Re: [Ausloco] Re: Cowra-Blayney Line Reopening (was 3801 trips)

[keith g malcolm <kmalcolm@tpg.com.au>]

Base plates actually. Chairs are only used with bullhead rail, not flat
bottom rail.

Dave Malcolm

At 07:30 AM 05/06/2000 EST, you wrote:
>You stated that the line was jointed track spiked directly onto the sleepers 
>- i.e. no fishplates. Don't you mean no chairs? Fishplates are the parts 
>used to join the rails together.
>
>>--------------------------------------------------
>>From: "Darrell Gainey" <darrellgainey@hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: Ausloco@egroups.com
>>To: Ausloco@egroups.com
>>Subject: [Ausloco] Cowra-Blayney Line Reopening (was 3801 trips)
>>Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 13:04:34 EST
>>
>>
>>Hello,
>>
>>The recently reopened section of line between Cowra and Blayney exists now
>>as it has no doubt for much of the last century.
>>
>>That is, 70lb/y jointed rail spiked directly on timber  sleepers. ie no
>>fishplates.
>>
>>Somehow I don't think this was ever envisioned to be able to support the NR
>>class let alone a 38 loco!
>>
>>Bye.
>>
>>
>> >From: David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>
>> >
>> >On Fri, 5 May 2000, emd567 wrote:
>> >
>> > > 38's can't run via Cowra as the recommissioned line is only to branch
>> >line
>> > > standards.
>> >
>> >Typical RAC cutbacks. The reopened line was supposed to be able to take
>> >NRs.
>> >The motive for reopening the line was to get freights out of Sydney 
>>during
>> >the Olympics.
>> >
>> >Cheers
>> >David
>>
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