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Post by ducatisti on Apr 7, 2016 20:14:14 GMT
Does anybody know why the conductor rail ramps at the country end of High Barnet have been painted white?
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 7, 2016 20:18:42 GMT
Someone [probably] had money to spend before the end of the tax year.
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Post by Chris M on Apr 7, 2016 22:32:11 GMT
AIUI white paint on track and track level equipment is to make it more visible in low light conditions for those walking.
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 8, 2016 8:25:55 GMT
IIRC it's also used on sections in direct sunlight that are prone to failure when they get warm.
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Post by ducatisti on Apr 8, 2016 10:20:57 GMT
Indeed - but I can't see conductor rail ramps being so heat-risky. Also, it's an odd place to be walking at the very end of the line - take a detour of a metre or two and you are beyond the tracks. My money's on a royal visit...  |
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Post by John Tuthill on Apr 8, 2016 10:43:11 GMT
Indeed - but I can't see conductor rail ramps being so heat-risky. Also, it's an odd place to be walking at the very end of the line - take a detour of a metre or two and you are beyond the tracks. My money's on a royal visit... You could be SO right! I remember reading years ago, HM was getting off of the royal train at some run down station for a reason I can't remember. It was known where the carriage would stop, and the fence either side was painted, flunkies stood either side of the red carpet and the outside wall was painted! I think they re-named the station 'SYCOPHANY JUNCTION'   |
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Post by norbitonflyer on Apr 8, 2016 12:26:41 GMT
Indeed - but I can't see conductor rail ramps being so heat-risky. Also, it's an odd place to be walking at the very end of the line - take a detour of a metre or two and you are beyond the tracks. Surely it's because it's the very beginning of the rail (if you're walking in the other direction) and therefore a trip hazard in poor light? |
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