Re: Olympic Sprint Platform - Lidcombe

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

C. Dewick wrote:

> Even so, the crossover at Edgecliff needs a minimum of two staff since there
> is an electric release for each end, plus a single-lever frame for each end,
> so you have to have two people (for fast operation) so one person can work
> each end together. And then the turnouts have to be clipped since there's no
> facing point lock mechanisms (they're normally trailing turnouts in both
> directions).
>
> The first train to go over the crossover would arc and spit against the
> contact wire since there's 20 years of much to clean off, and the section
> insulator in the middle would produce a good light show too. After a few
> trains it'd probably be clean enough.

And don't forget the sparks from the wheels too.  It is the sort of situation where you would
really want to be coasting over the whole section.

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David Johnson
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