Stand by me railtrack question

[asfault]

Early in the movie as they start following the tracks how does this work?

[hidetheelephants]

It's to prevent derailed wagons/trains from falling off the bridge or in the case of truss bridges as in this case it also prevents the train damaging the bridge structure.

[asfault]

This is not the bridge scene where yes i can see 2 more sets of tracks within the tracks. This is at the start of the movie jsut as they are setting off.

[hidetheelephants]

There is a bridge behind the camera, you see it in the next shot.

Edited by hidetheelephants on Wednesday 3rd April 18:23

[Nethybridge]

For a similar reason an extra guide rail can sometimes be seen parallel with the inner rail of a curve.

[Robmarriott]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guard_rail_(rail_t...

[williamp]

asfault said:

Early in the movie as they start following the tracks how does this work?

So the track isnt any wider nearest the camera??

[Nethybridge]

It won't prevent a derailment but will ensure that the train can run
on the ballast and have a chance of not coming off the bridge.

I remember the authorities only getting around to
putting these on a high speed double line victorian viaduct in 2015.

Nice one Network Rail, you got there a century late.

[KAgantua]

asfault said:

Early in the movie as they start following the tracks how does this work?

Its how they manufacture model trains.
First of all, they heat a normal size train up in a furnace and send it white-hot down the tracks at high speed. By the time it comes to the end, its the size of a hornby.