Re: Enfield yard

[craigd@lios.apana.org.au (C. Dewick)]

In <37BFE2BA.BAEE8027@efs.mq.edu.au> Eddie Oliver <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au> writes:

>> Enfield North Box was on the level, most of the rest of the yard slope down 1 in
>> 100 towards South Box, with the exception of about 300m of 1 in 168.

>The 1 in 100 was - and is - quite steep enough for vehicles to run away,
>which happened often enough that a hooter was provided to warn staff in
>the vicinity to get out of the way.

Oh well, I just picked 1:50 out of my head since it sounded right. But 1:100
seems more correct. 8-)

When the runaway sirens and blue lights started going it was customary to
piroette around in 360 degrees to look for any high-speed lumps of metal
rolling your way! Shunter ballet is what some people called it.. 8-)

But everyone knew when something ran away - the boom was audible all the way
across the yard! And then, if it was during the day, the cloud of 'ash' as
it was called...

Regards,

Craig.

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