Re: Trivia - Double Slip points

["MattyQ" <matticue@corplink.com.au>]

Christopher_Martin GORDON wrote  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!

Why, Chris, do you reply to a post by adding your signature and nothing
else? What's the point? (In best possible Hanson accent) "Please explain?".

Regards

Matt Smith
Brisbane, Queensland
Reply to matticue@hotmail.com

You can't slam a revolving door.

>MattyQ (matticue@corplink.com.au) wrote:
>
>: Bill Bolton wrote in message <36e353c3.1622409@news.bigpond.com>...
>: >That is simply impossible for 1600, 1435 and 1067mm triple guage.
>: >There is not enough space for point blade clearnces between the 1600mm
>: >and 1435mm gauges to do it.
>
>
>: I didn't think it was true, however, space would not be a problem between
>: the gauges the way it was done for triple gauge. The triple gauge
consisted
>: of four rails. If you were to number the rails 1 to 4 from left right,
the
>: gauges would be as follows :-
>
>: Rails 1 and 3 are broad gauge,
>: Rails 2 and 4 are standard gauge,
>: Rails 2 and 3 are narrow gauge.
>
>: The distance between rails 1 and 4 works out to be about 6' 5 1/2". Still
>: rather tight for double slips.
>
>: Regards
>
>: Matt Smith
>: Brisbane, Queensland
>: Reply to matticue@hotmail.com
>
>: You can't slam a revolving door.
>
>
>
>--
>Chris Gordon
>http://www.ecr.mu.oz.au/~cmgord