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

["chris 'fufas' grace" <chris@transdata.co.nz>]

Mark Bau wrote:
> 
> > From: mdaly@pcug.org.au (Maurie Daly)
> > Organization: PC Users Group
> > Newsgroups: aus.rail
> > Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 17:44:28 LOCAL
> > Subject: Re: Why Wooden Sleepers are better. Was [NSW] CityRail Delays Friday
> >
> > 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.
> 
> Are you suggesting that a "good ride" is only possible on concrete sleepers?
> 
> I have been on much track around the world with wooden sleepers underneath
> that would put any of the concrete sleepered tracks you mentioned to shame.
> 

That begs the question. Well-maintained timber sleepered track will
give as good a ride as well-maintained concrete sleepered track. But
the concrete version requires less maintenance.

If any track is inadequately maintained the ride will obviously
suffer. However timber sleepered track goes bad more quickly because
it is lighter and consequently moves more.

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