Re: [NSW] Gauntlet Track

["Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>]

>From memory the Americans had a bad head-on collision on gauntlet track in
New York - Richmond from memory???  The track was gauntlet to bypass works
of some kind and much the same as has occurred on single track two EMUs
collided head on (slight offset) due to a SPAD.  Steel cars were involved
but the telescoping was quite nasty with loss of life.

Chris

Graeme Nitz <prr@unite.com.au> wrote in message
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> I don't think Dual gauge track could ever be classed as gauntlet (or
> gantlet) track as the tracks have to be "Interleaved" according to my
> remembrance of reading the AAR dictionary from years ago.
> By the way the much lamented "Yanks" in the form of the AAR accept both
> spellings.
> A version of the reason for Gauntlet track being called that is the shape
of
> the rails leading into it being shaped ike the flair on "Gauntlets" ie
> armoured gloves. This is probably just a myth but it seems right.
> The track on weigh bridges are Gauntlet despite the use of switchblades. A
> Gauntlet point is a point where the rails leading to the crossing point
> (frog) are Gauntleted to allow the Switchblades to be kept away from a
> location where it would be difficult to build and/or maintain them, ie
> street trackage, on a bridge, etc.
> A interesting use of Gauntlet track was on one of the US railroads (N&W I
> think) where  2 tracks on a steel trestle were Gauntleted and had guard
> rails layed between a total of 6 rails!!! A photo of this is in John
> Armstrongs - Track Planning fro Realistic Operation.
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