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Title: Some pictures from my feed of how they do things different in other countries Post by: grahame on February 25, 2025, 14:23:47 Perhaps the first three in a series. Some may be practise for the UK, others not
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/meanwhilein_00.jpg) (https://www.wellho.info/pix/meanwhilein_01.jpg) (https://www.wellho.info/pix/meanwhilein_02.jpg) Title: Re: Some pictures from my feed of how they do things different in other countries Post by: Oxonhutch on February 25, 2025, 20:08:09 Wasn’t it in 1892 that our last dual gauge main lines disappeared? The gap between the Main Line platforms at Cholsey (as with many others on the GW main line) is considerably larger than the later Relief Lines as a legacy of Brunell’s early work.
Title: Re: Some pictures from my feed of how they do things different in other countries Post by: Noggin on February 26, 2025, 11:51:46 (https://preview.redd.it/rtdwbqq4g9d51.jpg?auto=webp&s=1a4cea361ccc0bbaa5872cb27e5f61fe664b6c4e)
Don't know if this image will show up, if not check out https://www.reddit.com/r/railroading/comments/hye0qn/multi_gauge_track_we_built/. Test track at Progress Rail in the US with six separate rails! EDIT - added "width = " into the img tag to stop the picture seemingly expanding all the way from Chippenham to Trowbridge - grahame This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |