Re: Catchpoints - what are they?

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Evad Rehtona wrote:

> Melbourne has tram catchpoints at the various locations where tram
> tracks cross railway lines at level crossings, and the points are set
> when the train boom gates come down, to derail into the gutter any tram
> which proceeds towards the level crossing if a train is approaching.

At Gardiner there are scratch marks 4'8.5" apart in the concrete after these
catch points.


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