Qld Where is it #1

Expost · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:35 am

It seems like, after nearly a week, that a clue may be in order. This location is on the same system as Barney Point. It also gives us the power.

qredge · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:41 am

The coal unloading shed at the Gladstone Power Station

Expost · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:35 pm

Nope, not Gladstone Power Station.

Cheers
Expost

qredge · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:41 pm

well I guess I should of recognised it- as help to build it -Stanwell Power station?

Expost · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:52 pm

Over to you qredge.

I nearly made it back there today, change crews at Warren, after starting up at Boonal.

Cheers
Expost

qredge · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:18 pm

I thought it looked familiar so thats why I thought it was Mary Valley or Emerald Engine sheds and then when realised it was coal unloading the only two I had visited were Swanbank and Barney Point
The fact it was Stanwell eluded me at first because when I was there during the building of the power station I never saw a train in it
My main role was to keep the chimney up straight-surveyor-and must admit for a train lover it was a good vantage point watching the central line trains. Will post a photo tomorrow when find one

qredge · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:44 pm

Well this is a bit different- bonus points if you can tell where it is as don't think there are too many in Qld but could be wrong as this is the only one I have seen so far
But the main question is what is its role and why?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22202990@N08/2805158300/

Expost · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:57 pm

Maybe a little more common than you think qredge.

Dont know what they are particularly called, and cant say where this particular one is, but there is one of these at Bluff, at the eastern end of the Water Road, closest to the station.

The terminating rails on either side of V in the points move against spring pressure when a wheel flange passes over the points. In your case when a vehicle moves from mainline to loop, the left wheel pushes the swinging plate over. Springs are placed at each end of the flat plate on the right hand side of the left rail, at each end of the plate (large black knobby things at the far end, partially obscured at this end) Copious amounts of grease on the plate allow for ease of movement.

In the case of these at Bluff, the mainline is actually the station loop, so because they automatically return to mainline setting, I guess its some sort of safety measure against the possibility of the 2 halves of the points being set for both roads at the same time.

Cheers
Expost

qredge · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:08 pm

Yes good enough for me- this one was at Gordonvale and the dock road at the end of the platform.
My understanding is the springloaded v crossings by being closed when not in use allows higher speed through the mainline as versus the opening caused in the normal set of points
This siding seemed to by used only by maintenance vehicles so the inconvience of the arrangement was not a problem
over to you

Expost · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:51 pm

I might make life a little more difficult. Where is this taking place.

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Expost

raymond · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:24 pm

Don't know where,but they are changing no1 and 2 wheel sets.

RAYMOND

doug75 · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:27 pm

Somewhere on the Newlands system (near Pring) Question

See my FotoPic photos here - Updated 12/05/08

Expost · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:43 am

I will make it a little easier by saying its no where on the Newlands system. And I witnessed it personally, and took the piccy. The worn wheelsets were only 1 month old- still had the fluro green delivery tag on them, when they had to be replaced due to bad flatspots.
I will post pics of the flatspots when the correct guess is made, not that it would help in determining where this took place, just too tired at the moment. Suffice to say they were mainly slid about 20km from where the wagons were cut out to where this operation took place.

Hows the new job Mr exGCC/GRC?

Cheers
Expost

Expost · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:20 am

I'm awake, and probably a little more coherant now, so can show the pics of why its happening. If I remember correctly, the other axle set was worse.

Cheers
Expost

Graham4405 · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:36 pm

Well, we now know that it is 800m from one km post and 200m to the next... Laughing

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