Re: Concord West NSW

["Bernard Smith" <epping.smiths@gatewaynet.bigpond.com>]

The down relief south of Rhodes also has wooden sleepers.

"Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
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> "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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