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15" Passenger Carrying Loading Gauge

Discussion in 'Narrow Gauge Railways' started by ilvaporista, Apr 5, 2024.

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  1. Steve

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    You’re not wrong! Say 70 miles and a good number of loops and sidings.
     
    Steve, Oct 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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    I was wondering who would be the first to spot that...
    Don't post when half asleep....
    It's 13km and 440T.
     
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    Ah, that makes a bit more sense ...

    I take it you have source / supplies for ballast and sleepers ?

    Don't use Jarrah under oak trees [the tannin in the autumn leaf mulch encourages rot]
    The recycled plastic ones can soften and then distort under uneven thermal conditions and loading ...
     
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    Sleepers are planned to be resawn ex FS, we have plenty lined up.

    Don't ever mention Tupperware for engineering applications. I'm the one that got landed with sorting out the K series plastic throttle body fiasco after everyone ran away once the problems started.

    The route and building works are under a local government feasibility study as part of the long distance cycle path. Our bit is the additional work for the railway.
     
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