Re: [NSW] Gauntlet Track

["Paul Jones" <dj_nightshade@yahoo.com>]

There is some of this track in the hunter valley on the coal lines somewhere
near Taro or Brersefield I think it was.

Anyway, what is the purpose of this type of track? seems like a waste of
time to me.

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Paul Jones

David Bennetts wrote in message <394c143f@newshost.pcug.org.au>...
>While looking through neety's most interesting website, I was surprised to
>find a photograph of gauntletted (sometimes known as interlaced) track in
>the tunnel under Broadway, on the former Darling Harbour line, now
>apparently known as the the Powerhouse sidings.  Refer
>www.ozemail.com.au/~neety/trains/powerhouse.html
>
>I would be interested to know whether this is the only example of this
track
>now existing in NSW, and when and why it was constructed. (obviously just a
>few years back ).  I can remember the old Como Bridge too well, and had
>thought that the track on that bridge was the only example in the State,
and
>had disappeared with the replacement higher level bridge being
commissioned.
>
>Regards
>
>David Bennetts
>Canberra
>
>