Re: [SA] Outer Harbor/Grange Line (Gauge convertable sleepers?)

["Peter Berrett" <pberrett@optushome.com.au>]

Why would having narrower trains be nice? Stick with broad gauge IMHO.

cheers Peter



"Michael" <usenet.spam@gunzel.net> wrote in message
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> James C. <james_ccj@optusnet.com.au> wrote in article
> <3adae9f2$0$25467$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>:
>
> >
> >"> I beleive that the sleepers were surplus from some other project and
> >> the STA got them cheaply , nothing to do with future guage conversion.
> >
> >I heard a different story. What I heard was TransAdelaide planned to
> >convert both lines into Light rail which uses SG.
>
> Never heard that one. First theory sounds far more plausible. Having
> inspected the concrete sleepering on this line, I noted that sleepers were
> turned the wrong way around, and in some cases alternated sides (for the
> extra rail clips). Would take a bit of work to guage convert the line,
> despite having these sleepers there.
>
> There are also a number of locations in Melbourne that have these dual
> guage sleepers. The PTC also made purchase of a large number of these dual
> guage sleepers for their price. Not sure where you will see most of them
> installed, but I do know that a level crossing in Ivanhoe has them.
>
> Would be nice for system wide guage conversion for Melbourne (and Adelaide
> for that matter), but it will never happen.
>
> M.
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