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Re: Crossing loop design (r.e. Southern Aurora crash)

Subject: Re: Crossing loop design (r.e. Southern Aurora crash)
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 03:09:02 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

Tony Gatt wrote:

> How does this work at Sydney Central, where the derails are off the centre road
> and either side are platform roads. (Plats 1 & 2 at Central, as well as 3&4).

They just open both toes on the Y points.  The runaway loco hurtles through them
and goes straight ahead, and is stopped by the diverging rails.

--
David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

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