Re: Multi gauge trains - was [NSW] Strange rails at Hurstville

["Ross \(Goldie\) Goldspink" <goldicom@powerup.com.au>]

Do a web search on Talgo.

The Spanish have an effective working gauge changing system to get their
5'6" trains through France on the 4'8 !/2".

Goldie


"chris" <chris@enet21.com.au> wrote in message
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> speaking on multi gauge track the RTRI are experimenting with a multi
gauge EMU
> in the US of A I think. I can go from std gauge to narrow and vice versa.
To
> see look at
> http://www.rtri.or.jp/index.html
>
> Chris
>
> Bradley Torr wrote:
>
> > Off platform three at Hurstville, the rail is rather strange. It appears
to
> > be a dual-guage or even triple-guage - there are four rails on the
track!
> > There are the two standard rails, and two more rails between the two
outer
> > rails.
> >
> > Any particular reason for this?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bradley.
>