Re: (NSW) trackwork

["Rjaygee" <dartmouthmotel@bigpond.com>]

They have been replacing the wooden half sleepers in the City Underground
with concreted in place Cologne eggs for some time now.  I first noted the
process at Wynyard No3 last year where they jack hammmer out every third
sleeper one night and next night set the new rail clips in concrete. Must
use a quick setting concrete as the concrete apears rock hard the next day.
I noticed at TownHall they have been much neater in using a concrete saw to
maintain an neat edge unlike the jagged untidy result at Wynyard. I note
that new rail is often dumped between the tracks outside the Goulburn St
tunnel portal.  The tracks are only closed each night for this process so
not much disruption occurs.
Cheers
Rod Gayford

"signal engineer" <signal_engineer@MailAndNews.com> wrote in message
3B122792@MailAndNews.com">news:3B122792@MailAndNews.com...
> >===== Original Message From "Paul Jones" <dj_wiseguy2_nospam@yahoo.com>
=====
> >From my observations they are replacing the signalling and the track. And
> >possibly the overhead as well?
> >
>
> That sort of work would require a shutdown of the line or a major break
> between trains. In the first case there would be no trains running such as
> what's happening now on the South Coast line. If the work is of a minor
> nature
> then trains can still run but worksite protection would still need to be
in
> place such as PW31 (Worksite protection officer)and PW11's (Flaggies and
> Lookouts). These people are in touch with with operations and tell you to
> leave the track when trains approaching. And from experience they can be a
> bit
> over-zealous such as ordering us from the track when a train is not due
for
> about 10 minutes. Anyway for staff just walking through the tunnels ie
> signal
> electrician, there are warning lights which extinguish when a train
> approaches.
>
> >
> >--
> >Paul Jones
> >http://pj_rail.tripod.com
> >icq: 4499597
> >
> >"Proceed" <proceed@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> >news:CFbH6.2750$VM5.86896@ozemail.com.au...
> >> It seems every night or at least every weekend there is trackwork or
> >> something going on in the city circle between 9:30pm till 1:00am. What
are
> >> they doing? trackwork? changing lights?
> >>
> >> Do they get any prior warning as to trains coming in the tunnel? or do
> >they
> >> just have to listen and get out of the way?
> >>
> >> Thomas
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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