Re: Cleaning Ballast - Why do they need to do this?

[macca@privacy.nu (Jack Frost)]

On Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:09:59 +1000, Jonathan Lau
<jonlau@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

>There was trackwork on the North Shore line last weekend and I saw them
>digging out the Down shore line at the new St. Leonards station.
>
>The track in that area is relatively new (i.e concrete sleepers) and I'm
>sure they did the same thing when they put in concrete sleepers in about
>12 months ago.
>
>A large section of track was removed and old ballast and ground
>underneath the track was then dug out and placed onto the waiting works
>train hauled by 8177/4874.
>
>Why do they need to do this?
>
>Jon Lau
Maybe someone had been over zealous usimg the white glue and it was
transmitting too much noise?