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Switches vs. Turnouts (was Re: APOLOGY
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Mon, 8 Feb 1999 22:28:05 GMT
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lpien@!NoMoreSpam!iwantnospam.ctp.com
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Steve Barile wrote:
> Are you guys done yet?
Not really. Let me clarify my position. I don't feel it's appropriate to
suppress information sharing, and I don't think the originator of a
thread has some sort of exclusive say about what is on or off topic. I'm
not sure I care to comment further on anything else that Kurt said, as I
feel the record of who said what when speaks adequately for itself, and
I have reason to believe that Kurt may thrive on controversy.
> I have a new topic...
> Is it points, switch tracks, or turn-out...???
Depends on the country. I am not expert at non US usage. Here is what I
believe to be true in US usage.
Points: See http://my.voyager.net/lar/gloss.html#points where I defined
them.
Switch track: not common usage in the US
Turnout: (one word, unhyphenated) The entire assembly, including points,
frogs, throw mechanism, straight and diverging rails.
> or
> Is it a siding, a passing track, or a spur...???
These all refer to significantly more track than the turnout itself.
Siding, passing track: Interchangable terms for a section of track that
essentially parallels the main line, and is connected at both ends. A
train can enter it, come to a stop completely clear of the main line,
and allow another train proceeding in the same or the opposite direction
to pass it safely.
Spur: This tends to denote a section of track that often diverges from
the main line, and is connected only at one end. The typical connotation
is to service an industry.
Contrast with Branch. A branch is also connected at one end and always
diverges but is typically much longer. It is a small railroad in its own
right. A Branch may have an interlocking tower, or a signal in CTC
territory, to protect the connection.
++Lar
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| (...) In the UK, I always understood them to be called points, because that's what they were called in model railway catalogues and is what they were called in common usage. However someone recently told me that actually the name is different (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: APOLOGY
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| Maybe we should start a group called lugnet.flame... then we could go on talking about trains or what have you, in the specific groups. Todd? Are you guys finished? I have a new topic... Is it points, switch tracks, or turn-out...??? or Is it a (...) (26 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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