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Re: Construction of track - help with costs please
Just curious, Andrew. What's this about?
Ken Duncan
Ipswich
AUSTRALIA
kaduncan@gil.com.au
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In article <7d59ph$7qr9@iccu9.ipswich.gil.com.au>, "Andrew Robson"
<ajrobson@gil.com.au> wrote:
>I need some help to work out the cost of constructing two sections of
track.
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>The first would be 300 metres of curved 3'6" track, with three sets of
>points, to form a wye across the throat of an existing junction. This
would
>allow trains to leave a down line, cross an up line, then travel in a wye
>across the throat of an existing junction (in the opposite direction) from
>the up line.
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>The second would be a set of points leading of an existing 3'6" line, with
>about 500 metres of track, and two sets of points forming a passing loop to
>facilitate locomotive escape from the branch line.
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>I don't want to go to the state government railway just yet for various
>reasons, and am wondering if anyone inside or outside Queensland with
>experience of this or similar guages can help me out please with realistic
>cost estimates for Australian construction?
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>The track would need to be capable of handling heavy wagons.
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>If you can help, please post here or email me directly on
>ajrobson@gil.com.au
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>Andrew
>Brisbane
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