Re: Rail Cams

[hadabob@bigfoot.com (Iwi )]

On 27 Dec 1998 21:07:22 +1000, Paul Hogan
<pghogan@spam_nyet_bigpond.com> wrote:

>
>From a NSW perspective, the best place for a railcam would be on the
>"four track" section between Maitland and Hanbury Jctn, possibly the
>busiest non electrified route on the east coast. Securing the equipment
>from the local vandals may be a problem!
>

The old Maitland signal box would be an excellent location. Looking
back towards High Street station you would have XPTs, 620s,
Endeavours/Explorers approaching Maitland station. NR freights and FC
coalies approaching at 50 km/h. In the background in Maitland yard RSA
stows a numbers of track machines as well as the rail grinder. At the
loading bank occasionally a BBW is loaded with coal for 3801. 

Another possibility would be to broadcast radio transmissions to/from
the new Maitland signal box over the net to complement the cam.
Locally Maitland box is known as "Radio Australia - Broadcasting to
the world!"

Iwi