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posted: 25 Sep 2017 17:52 from: Tony W
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Recently came across this strange diamond with unequal length checkrails in a video. Answers on a postcard to... 2151_251240_190000000.png Tony W. |
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posted: 25 Sep 2017 18:49 from: Martin Wynne
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Hi Tony, Here's my postcard. There was at one time a slip road on the right. Hence the extended timbers on the right, and the shortened check rail on the left. Looking closely at the image, I think I can see the far end of the short check rail has a machined flare rather than bent. The near end is too fuzzy to be sure. Admittedly there is no evidence of any former rodding or redundant chairing, and no obvious reason for the very long check rail (8 timbers each way), so it's a stab in the dark. Notice also that the check rail hidden by the windscreen wiper is shorter at the front than its opposite check rail, again for no obvious reason. This diamond may have been an emergency repair using whatever components the gang had to hand, maybe after derailment damage. Martin. |
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