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Temporary turnouts.
Posted by blue streak 1 on Thursday, October 16, 2014 2:30 AM

This is one way to get to a temporary or unused siding without cutting the rail.  Any idea how slow a tain car switch woud be ?  Says it is for track machinery but have seen cars on such a siding.

 

http://www.martinusrail.com.au/products-and-services-app/temporary-portable-turnout-l4

 

 

 

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:39 AM

blue streak 1

This is one way to get to a temporary or unused siding without cutting the rail.  Any idea how slow a tain car switch woud be ?  Says it is for track machinery but have seen cars on such a siding. http://www.martinusrail.com.au/products-and-services-app/temporary-portable-turnout-l4  

5-10MPH switch - these things have been around for 50+ years. Limited application. Except for larger machines like tampers/liners/regulators/switch grinders,  mobile cranes are more effective use of time and money. Running revenue cars over a temporary TO raises eyebrows at FRA.

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west
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Posted by Paul_D_North_Jr on Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:05 PM

Rails are too light and 'eccentric' (off-center) mounted on / attahced tor unning rail to carry the weight of a full-size freight car and the loco that wold be pushing / pulling it. 

There are limited trials of "jump frogs" - a/k/a "flange-bearing frogs" - and similar switch points (can't remember the precise term for them this late at night) that can handle full-size equipment, but nothing widespread.

- Paul North.   

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