Templot Club Archive 2007-2020
|
|||
| author | remove search highlighting | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
posted: 22 Dec 2008 05:28 from: Tim David click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Can anyone tell me if this formation has a name? http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Brooklyn,+Kings,+New+York&sll=37.420106,-122.085314&sspn=0,359.972363&g=37.421542,-122.085529&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FaKnbAIdnUqX-w&t=h&layer=c&cbll=40.648089,-74.021551&panoid=eJZfgxQj76k9Q_xxtczTAw&cbp=12,51.0559338388813,,0,17.386620090776297&ll=40.648022,-74.02162&spn=0.000942,0.002645&z=19 (http://tinyurl.com/8p38so) |
||
|
posted: 22 Dec 2008 10:39 from: Martin Wynne
click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Tim David wrote: Can anyone tell me if this formation has a name?Hi Tim, Many thanks for that. I don't know a name, but it allows the siding (spur) to depart at a sharper angle than would be possible with a simple turnout. If you swing round you can see that the track is required to enter a doorway: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Brooklyn,+Kings,+New+York&sll=37.420106,-122.085314&sspn=0,359.972363&g=Brooklyn,+Kings,+New+York&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FaKnbAIdnUqX-w&t=h&layer=c&cbll=40.648089,-74.021551&panoid=eJZfgxQj76k9Q_xxtczTAw&cbp=12,165.9874793312645,,1,17.386620090776297&ll=40.648022,-74.02162&spn=0.001451,0.002414&z=19&iwloc=addr In some cases it can also save the need for a facing-points lock, or bring the points within the 350yd. limit for mechanical rodding from the signal box. Here's something similar: attachment.php?id=350 regards, Martin. |
||
|
posted: 22 Dec 2008 16:47 from: Nigel Brown click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Those interlaced timbers must make tamping the ballast a nightmare Nigel |
||
|
posted: 22 Dec 2008 17:45 from: Martin Wynne
click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
I wrote:I don't know a name, but it allows the siding (spur) to depart at a sharper angle than would be possible with a simple turnout.You can see in this bird's eye view of the same location that the siding enters between the buildings, and a very sharp curve would have been needed for an ordinary turnout: http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=qs75vy8tycqx&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=18443644&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1 regards, Martin. |
||
|
posted: 22 Dec 2008 17:56 from: Roger Henry
click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
An American colleague has pictures, somewhere, of the actual formation. He is familiar with the area and says that the spur is no longer used. Went on to add that it wasn't an unusual idea and the idea, with variations, has appeared in various track 'planning' books. He didn't know if the formation had a name. Roger |
||
|
posted: 22 Dec 2008 19:10 from: Tim David click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Thanks for the replies. I didn't think it had a specific name, but the logic behind it seems obvious. The pic of the British example is interesting (and far more complicated, when combined with all the other pointwork) I don't think facing point locks were an issue in this case! Its pretty cool being able to trace a railway using Streetview. |
||
|
posted: 22 Dec 2008 22:10 from: John Lewis
click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Another site that insists you use IE. | ||
|
posted: 22 Dec 2008 22:19 from: Martin Wynne
click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
John Lewis wrote: Another site that insists you use IE.Hi John, It's working fine in Firefox here. In fact in Firefox I have yet to visit any site which insists on IE, although I'm told there are some. regards, Martin. |
||
|
posted: 22 Dec 2008 22:58 from: John Lewis
click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
I had not tried Firefox, but have since suceeded. Google Chrome also works. I wonder what they have got against Opera? | ||
|
posted: 23 Dec 2008 04:34 from: Tim David click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
John Lewis wrote: I had not tried Firefox, but have since suceeded. Google Chrome also works. I wonder what they have got against Opera? I was wondering, I created the link in Chrome (my IE has become a bit flakey and locks up when using Google maps) and I've just tested it OK in Opera (V9.50) too. Now if MS Live maps that Martin linked to only worked in IE I could understand! |
||
|
posted: 31 Dec 2008 18:12 from: Roger Henry
click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
It might not have a name but a friend in New York has a good picture of it and was good enoough to send me this URL if anyone in Templot Land is interested. See: http://www.pbase.com/jtunnel/image/88845625 Roger |
||
|
posted: 16 May 2010 17:59 from: Peter Wright click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
There was one similar formation at Romford Goods Depot where the line took an abrupt turn thru a tunnel under the main GER line to reach Ind Coope's brewery. I believe that there is a photo in Dave Brennans' "Ilford to Shenfield" (sic) book. Best, Pete. |
||
|
posted: 25 Feb 2012 12:35 from: stadman
click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
somewhat similar to this http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevin-staddon/4793003482/in/photostream I took in Santiago de Cuba a few years ago. Actual old street tramway as opposed to heavy rail. | ||
| Last edited on 24 Mar 2012 12:10 by stadman |
|||
| Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files submitted to this web site are copyright and the property of the respective contributor. You are welcome to use them for your own personal non-commercial purposes, and in your messages on this web site. If you want to publish any of this material elsewhere or use it commercially, you must first obtain the owner's permission to do so. |