Thanks for filming this! This is awesome! It's odd that the one side seems to move immediately and smoothly, and the other side doesn't. It looks like it could be due for a spot of maintenance.
It lifts smoothly enough; I think it's designed so that the left-hand side has to be down before the right-hand side, and so its pausing in its descent.
Diamond crossings are a source of intense maintenance. The gaps in the rails enable the ends of the rail to wear, which in turn causes the gaps to become more severe. The jolt of locomotives and cars going across causes wear on that equipment as well. The crossing track for the cane railroad has very light railway equipment, and so much less wear on this type of crossing. Since the mainline railroad has no rail gaps, there is no wear and tear on its track nor on its equipment.
@@DavidCurrey4 All true. But also, the use of the bridge instead of a diamond eliminates the 40 KPH (25 MPH) speed restriction allowing passenger trains to maintain track speed. Farther north, where trains aren't as frequent, standard diamonds are still in use and have been renewed in kind rather than with this more expensive setup. They are, however, flange bearing diamonds which reduce the rail end batter and maintenance issues you mention.
It allows the seasonal sugarcane trains to cross the government mainline track. It's got a request signal operation where the sugartrain crew have to contact the mainline railway controller and request the drawbridge to be operated by them. The mainline controller won't operate the draawbridge if there is a mainine train due or nearby. This system works very well and is very well controlled.
Diamond crossings are a source of intense maintenance. The gaps in the rails enable the ends of the rail to wear, which in turn causes the gaps to become more severe. Because of the gaps in the rail, much more steel is required to stabilize the track. There is a larger chance for broken rail in a diamond crossing, which can cause derailments and much more damage than the cost of the crossing. The jolt of locomotives and cars going across causes wear on the equipment as well. The crossing track for the cane railroad has very light railway equipment, and so much less wear on this type of crossing. Since the mainline railroad has no rail gaps, there is no wear and tear on its track nor on its equipment. This type of crossing saves money, lessens maintenance, and is safer.
Thanks for that. Really cool
I used to have cane trains running through my front yard also in Bundaberg.
Thanks for filming this! This is awesome!
It's odd that the one side seems to move immediately and smoothly, and the other side doesn't. It looks like it could be due for a spot of maintenance.
It lifts smoothly enough; I think it's designed so that the left-hand side has to be down before the right-hand side, and so its pausing in its descent.
Or it’s a single hydraulic circuit and one side is just stiffer than the other.
Cool but also much more complicated.
Interlocked with signals on the Queensland Rail line. If the drawbridge stays down, the signals won't clear.
That is cool!
Okay; this is different.
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I am surprised this is from Australia
A diamond crossing would have sufficed instead of this fancy equipment
Diamond crossings are a source of intense maintenance. The gaps in the rails enable the ends of the rail to wear, which in turn causes the gaps to become more severe. The jolt of locomotives and cars going across causes wear on that equipment as well. The crossing track for the cane railroad has very light railway equipment, and so much less wear on this type of crossing. Since the mainline railroad has no rail gaps, there is no wear and tear on its track nor on its equipment.
@@DavidCurrey4 All true. But also, the use of the bridge instead of a diamond eliminates the 40 KPH (25 MPH) speed restriction allowing passenger trains to maintain track speed. Farther north, where trains aren't as frequent, standard diamonds are still in use and have been renewed in kind rather than with this more expensive setup. They are, however, flange bearing diamonds which reduce the rail end batter and maintenance issues you mention.
Looks like a accident waiting to happen if it breaks in the down position
yeah IF they don't malfunction...
lots of plane crashes couldve been avoided
after mechanical failure the warninglights also did
I think this must be the one over north the isis lines wouldn't be running a train called kolan
whats the point of that? railways tracks can cross each other without the need for that
It allows the seasonal sugarcane trains to cross the government mainline track. It's got a request signal operation where the sugartrain crew have to contact the mainline railway controller and request the drawbridge to be operated by them.
The mainline controller won't operate the draawbridge if there is a mainine train due or nearby.
This system works very well and is very well controlled.
Diamond crossings are a source of intense maintenance. The gaps in the rails enable the ends of the rail to wear, which in turn causes the gaps to become more severe. Because of the gaps in the rail, much more steel is required to stabilize the track. There is a larger chance for broken rail in a diamond crossing, which can cause derailments and much more damage than the cost of the crossing. The jolt of locomotives and cars going across causes wear on the equipment as well. The crossing track for the cane railroad has very light railway equipment, and so much less wear on this type of crossing. Since the mainline railroad has no rail gaps, there is no wear and tear on its track nor on its equipment. This type of crossing saves money, lessens maintenance, and is safer.
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