Re: Why Wooden Sleepers are better. Was [NSW] CityRail Delays Friday

[The Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

I know what I hear and see.
They may be good over there but we have had problems over here.

rgds

Maurie Daly wrote:
> 
> In article <38DF0CC7.9B365AD2@fastlink.com.au> The Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au> writes:
> >From: The Railway Rasputin II <bob@fastlink.com.au>
> >Subject: Why Wooden Sleepers are better. Was [NSW] CityRail Delays Friday
> >Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 17:24:55 +1000
> 
> >Wooden sleepers don't weigh as much and therefore are less lightly to
> >sink and deform the rail. (smooth ride)
> >They don't crack.
> >They don't echo flat wheels as much as concrete.
> >Most importantly, if the train derails the wooden sleepers break/give
> >way so that the wheels don't bounce up and down which can tip the
> >carriage.
> 
> >The only real advantage concrete has over wood, is that wood has to be
> >replaced more than concrete.
> 
> >rgds
> 
> >Hubert Lam wrote:
> >>
> >> Why would wooden sleepers give the best ride? the rails are not continously welded so it's
> >> annoyingly noisy and bumpy (i can't write like that)
> 
> I suggest then that you take a ride on the Overland or the Ghan or the IP and
> compare the ride in NSW or VIC which are wooden sleepers to the ride you get
> on the SA side which are all concrete.
> There simply is no comparison, concrete wins hands down.
> 
> MD