Re: Track Quality and ride

["Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>]

I always thought the whine was associated with ground rail.  If you check
the down Illawarra local at Arncliffe the rail head pattern (from grinding
or whatever) is (or was several months ago) quite clear.

Chris

Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
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> The IL down has a strange "whine" as you go along and sound great. I
> think it is because of the new thicker rail but don't quote me on that.
>
> rgds
>
> Ashley Wright wrote:
> >
> > There has been talk in other threads about track sleeper combinations
> > and ride quality etc. I have a question about the Illawara lines. Why
> > is it that the local lines, which were relaided around late '96 seem
> > to have a much smoother ride to them compaired to the mains?. Also
> > they have a very different noise to them as well. I know at leat one
> > of the mains uses concrete and both locals use concrete but they are
> > very different. I used to travel daily from Rockdale to Kingscross and
> > return and the afternoon train, usually the one around 16:10 to
> > Thiruoull (sp?) always uses the locals.
>
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> >  Ashley Wright, Canberra, Australia
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