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

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

Which is what I wrote in the beginning: "The only real advantage
concrete has over wood, is that wood has to be
replaced more than concrete."

rgds

chris 'fufas' grace wrote:
> 
> 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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