Re: Dubbo XPT hits truck

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James C. <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> > Unless the booms were long enough to cover both lanes. I'm serious.

> I think I saw it in "Trains magazine" once, UP railroad testing a
> special kind of boomgate that can cater a heavy truck collision at
> 80kph or fater without letting truck on to the crossing. No doubt it
> would be expensive thou.

IIRC these booms were designed to be installed on divided carriageways, and
the tip of a reinforced/braced boom barrier engaged with a fixture of some
description in the island between the carriageways.  Therefore if a road
vehicle hit the booms, it would 'bounce' off.  I remember reading about the
'prototype' installation, possibly in Trains, but I've seen nothing more
about it.  Perhaps installing F/L at unprotected Xings gave better value for
State money (who pay for alot of US Xing work).

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