How Not To Lay Railway Track

[stephenholmes]

Good evening everyone
How about this for poor track?
Kind regards Stephen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g11qWro1 ... re=related

[oldrocker]

Didn't know Network Rail had gone into foreign markets !

[partyspiritz]

And there all still on. And now how do I do that in Rail Simulator


Regards



John

[danielw2599]

Just goes to show differing standards. I know oldrocker's post was tongue in cheek but if that was NR metals it would have been blocked immediately without trying to run a train on it.

[ianmacmillan]

Track like that is the reason the Americans don't have 4 wheeled wagons.
Even a traditional 9ft wheelbase UK wagon could not cope with that degree of twist.
A bogie wagon will cope but even then there is a risk of bending brake rods.

A British wagon would also bufferlock.

[ianmacmillan]

I think the telephoto lens exagerates the bad track. Surprised the loco fuel tanks didn't ground.
Track like that is the reason the US don't have 4 wheelers.
No 4 wheeler could cope with that degree of twist - at least one wheel would leave the track.

I still wouldn't take a wheelbarrow over it.

[rivimey]

While the telephoto lens will definitely exaggerate the appearance on the film, the behaviour definitely shows the distortion is serious.

Could it be a combination of serious temperature (expanding metal with no room) and poor ballasting?

Ruth

[BenBlairL]

Most Class 3 Railroads here in the US were rushed in building early on- rushed track laying, poor materials and more can be to blame. If it's an older line or out in the country years of weathering and use does that to a lot a tracks that aren't frequently maintained. Unlike over in the UK, most major railroads take care of their own track maintenance, meaning that most small railroads can't afford to replace their aging tracks.

[emrhd01]

If that is on the "Main Line", I dread to think what the trackwork is like on the Branch Lines and Sidings.

[rfletcher72]

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