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michaelgreenhill
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:30 am
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michaelgreenhill
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:41 am
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Here's an easy one to get the ball rolling:
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RoderickSmith
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:32 pm
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Maroona, Victoria
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michaelgreenhill
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:54 pm
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Bingo Your turn.
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RoderickSmith
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:15 pm
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My turn
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Rodo
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:59 pm
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~ clod morning specialist. Viva Lithgovia !
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RoderickSmith
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:20 pm
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Correct Rodo, so over to you.
This isn't the only example of four-rail triple-gauge track in Australia, and the other had a different combination of gauges (and had triple-gauge points too).
Roderick B Smith
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DalyWaters
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:25 pm
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| Quote: | | This isn't the only example of four-rail triple-gauge track in Australia, and the other had a different combination of gauges (and had triple-gauge points too). |
Would you be referring to Gladstone, SA, here.
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RoderickSmith
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:39 pm
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Yes, I was referring to Gladstone (SA).
Peterborough and Port Pirie had three gauges, but AFAIK no triple-gauge track. Peterborough turntable had three gauges, but no approach track was triple gauge. Port Pirie did not have a triple-gauge turntable. There were/are other dual-gauge turntables in Australia, and one dual-gauge triangle.
India had some stations with three gauges, but AFAIK no triple-gauge track.
Thinking of Gembrook (where 1067 mm is the outer gauge), and Gladstone (where 1067 mm is the inner gauge): there would be nothing stopping the construction of a six-rail five-gauge track. Tim Fischer could officiate at the opening ceremony.
Late addition, still on Wednesday: That section of track is the world's sole example of four-gauge track:
2 ft, 610 mm
2 ft 6 in, 762 mm
3 ft, 914 mm
3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm
AFAIK, all four gauges were used in Victoria before the era of preserved lines and museum railways.
Roderick B Smith
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(eagerly awaiting Rodo's challenge)
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LowndesJ515
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:00 pm
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Calling Rodo. You got a picture? or open slather?
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michaelgreenhill
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:04 pm
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First in, best dressed
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RoderickSmith
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:15 pm
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There aren't many clues in that photo.
I am guessing NSW.
The platform has a yellow line inboard of the edge.
Victoria would have plastic knobs for the blind, colour coded by the AFL team playing in that suburb.
The vertical marks hint at Victoria [I meant to say NSW, but the posting was interrupted by a phone call; however, the pictorial signature panel has changed since I posted anyhow].
If you meant that avatar rock singer, I have no hope.
Roderick Smith
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RoderickSmith
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:21 pm
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I found this one which should offer an achievable challenge.
In which hamlet/suburb/town/city/megapolis [Victorian] was this taken?
What is the railway relevance?
Which other related nearby street signs could I have photographed, but didn't?
Roderick B Smith
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Last edited by RoderickSmith on Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:02 pm; edited 1 time in total
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vlinecars
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:43 pm
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Great Western or Lethbridge - both have streets with related names!
The surname Cubitt - from William Cubitt, who was consultant engineer to the South Eastern Railway from London to Dover and for the Great Northern Railway from London to Doncaster.
Other streets nearby - Stephenson (George), Brunel (Isambard Kingdom), Rennie (John), Locke (Joseph), Thomlinson - all seemingly important in the development of railways in the UK.
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Matt Julian
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Longstroke
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:48 pm
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Could this be Great Western?
The speed is the difference and the difference is the speed.
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