Re: Burke Rd (VIC) Crossing

[Michael Kurkowski <mk@netstra.com.au>]

Reece Isaac wrote:
> If you ever observe the Long Island steel trains and or the Crib Point change
> over you would notice that those loco hauled  trains  traverse at even lower
> speeds the the EMUs.  The reason for the slow progress is that the flange
> ways
> for the heavy rail shallow up to the light rail depth and the difficulty of
> ensuring that the wheel don't get caught on the intersections and derail as
> the
> intersections are 90 degrees and it isn't possible to provide a check rail in
> the correct places.  There was for a short time a different type installed
> that
> allowed a higher speed a Glenhuntly for a time but the speed was reduced
> again.

At the Glenhuntly level crossing there are two speed boards marked

G - 15
P - 30

One would assume that "G" is Goods and "P" is Passenger.

Michael