Re: Concord West NSW

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

On the up main track at Epping to Eastwood it is still wooden sleepers and
no continouusly welded rail as compared to the other line.



"C. Dewick" <craigd@lios.apana.org.au> wrote in message
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> "Nobody" <dweebken@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> writes:
>
> >I sense imminent trouble.
>
> >The train that derailed was supposed to de-rust the track, but
unfortunatly
> >it needs more than that. It needs replacement. From my observations, a
train
> >going at 5 km/h on that line would be in for a rough ride. Sleepers and
pins
> >need to be replaced.
>
> >As is the case with the up main after Epping. A speed limit has been
there
> >for quite a while (i havent been there for a month, is it still there?)
>
> It's a 20 kph restriction over a turnout, hardly a major speed
restriction.
> And there was a 50 kph one further down the hill towards Eastwood which
was
> put there after some track stabilisation work about 6 months ago, but
that's
> gone now.
>
> Regards,
>
> Craig.
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