Measuring Train
Discussion
Ross1988 said:
Thats pretty cool, i knew it measured twist, but didn't know it did that.
If you're ever walking the track and there's red paint lines down the 4' then that's what's put it down. It drops the paint x yards from the defect (obviously as the train is moving) one of our trainees thought it was blood lol. ^^^
That has driven past my workplace before, always wonderd what it did.
Also, one night I could hear a train approaching for quite a while which was making a tremendous noise. When it eventually came into view there were showers of sparks coming from the wheel areas, very impressive and noisy! Would it be cleaning the rails?
That has driven past my workplace before, always wonderd what it did.
Also, one night I could hear a train approaching for quite a while which was making a tremendous noise. When it eventually came into view there were showers of sparks coming from the wheel areas, very impressive and noisy! Would it be cleaning the rails?
Edited by muckymotor on Saturday 9th January 18:06
muckymotor said:
^^^
That has driven past my workplace before, always wonderd what it did.
Also, one night I could hear a train approaching for quite a while which was making a tremendous noise. When it eventually came into view there were showers of sparks coming from the wheel areas, very impressive and noisy! Would it be cleaning the rails?
I used to live next to a train station and one Sunday night at about 1:00am this thing came past, I could hear it coming about an hour before it got there. I believe it lifts up the track, sorts out the ballast, then lays it back down flat. That has driven past my workplace before, always wonderd what it did.
Also, one night I could hear a train approaching for quite a while which was making a tremendous noise. When it eventually came into view there were showers of sparks coming from the wheel areas, very impressive and noisy! Would it be cleaning the rails?
Edited by muckymotor on Saturday 9th January 18:06
I have a video of it somewhere, it is bloody impressive, especially the noise it makes.
muckymotor said:
^^^
That has driven past my workplace before, always wonderd what it did.
Also, one night I could hear a train approaching for quite a while which was making a tremendous noise. When it eventually came into view there were showers of sparks coming from the wheel areas, very impressive and noisy! Would it be cleaning the rails?
Rail grinder, reduces gauge corner cracking. That has driven past my workplace before, always wonderd what it did.
Also, one night I could hear a train approaching for quite a while which was making a tremendous noise. When it eventually came into view there were showers of sparks coming from the wheel areas, very impressive and noisy! Would it be cleaning the rails?
Edited by muckymotor on Saturday 9th January 18:06
Hatfield disaster anyone?
zollburgers said:
muckymotor said:
^^^
That has driven past my workplace before, always wonderd what it did.
Also, one night I could hear a train approaching for quite a while which was making a tremendous noise. When it eventually came into view there were showers of sparks coming from the wheel areas, very impressive and noisy! Would it be cleaning the rails?
I used to live next to a train station and one Sunday night at about 1:00am this thing came past, I could hear it coming about an hour before it got there. I believe it lifts up the track, sorts out the ballast, then lays it back down flat. That has driven past my workplace before, always wonderd what it did.
Also, one night I could hear a train approaching for quite a while which was making a tremendous noise. When it eventually came into view there were showers of sparks coming from the wheel areas, very impressive and noisy! Would it be cleaning the rails?
Edited by muckymotor on Saturday 9th January 18:06
I have a video of it somewhere, it is bloody impressive, especially the noise it makes.
The one I saw is this banana thing - looks like a normal passenger train, about 4 coaches (albeit with some windows blanked off) between two InterCity type locos. What you are talking about sounds like a "do-er" unit not the measuring train. I've seen something like this shunting up and down between Grove Park and Bromley North, its one long single unit making a heck of a noise.
bananapieface said:
Ross1988 said:
I've seen the lines, never knew thats where they came from.
What do you do Banana?
S&T Section Supervisor.What do you do Banana?
Ross1988 said:
bananapieface said:
Ross1988 said:
I've seen the lines, never knew thats where they came from.
What do you do Banana?
S&T Section Supervisor.What do you do Banana?
bananapieface said:
Ross1988 said:
bananapieface said:
Ross1988 said:
I've seen the lines, never knew thats where they came from.
What do you do Banana?
S&T Section Supervisor.What do you do Banana?
Really enjoy the civils though. Wont they need S & T for cross rail and HS2?
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