Re: Track Quality and ride

["Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com>]

>From experience I find that only new or "newly grinded' rails make this sort of noise when the train
passes over.


"Jonathan Boles" <mousewithglasses@NO.CANNED.HAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message
01bfa3a4$7620fa60$6a6e868b@tom-boles">news:01bfa3a4$7620fa60$6a6e868b@tom-boles...
> Also the up Shore from Chatswood to Artarmon -- that section  is downhill as
> well!
>
> Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in article
> <38f2fc2f$0$11886@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>...
> > Yes and that can be heard on the down north relief line between Strathfield
> and North Strathfield,
> > and also on the down Main North line after crossing Parra River along to
> Meadowbank station.
> >
> >
> > "Railway Rasputin II" <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
> > 38F2F83C.4033B736@fastlink.com.au">news:38F2F83C.4033B736@fastlink.com.au...
> > > It could be, I don't know but whatever it is, it sounds good as you fly
> > > along.
> > > rgds
> > >
> > > Chris Downs wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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
> > > > 38F2F069.A5816780@fastlink.com.au">news:38F2F069.A5816780@fastlink.com.au...
> > > > > 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
> > > > > >  www:  http://www.ozemail.com.au/~ajwright
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