Re: [NSW] Strange rails at Hurstville

[chris <chris@enet21.com.au>]

Cost, I don't know about Hurstville, maybe there is a shopping mall below or
above? they can't have trains knocking columns over or dropping through the
floor on top of shoppers.

Chris

Bradley Torr wrote:

> chris wrote in message <3952080B.37C9DCE7@enet21.com.au>...
> >to keep the train going in a straight line if it derails, also used on
> bridges
> >for obvious reasons.
>
> I see, pretty logical.
>
> Why don't they use it on the entire network then to help minimise the damage
> of all derailments? Why is it used at Hurstville, and not at every station?
> Is there something special about Hurstville that it needs this kind of extra
> protection?
>
> Regards,
> Bradley.