Rack railway
Apr 23, 2023 11:16:53 #
Great photo. Is the double cog track in the center used for traction assist ?? I have never seen that before.
Apr 23, 2023 11:59:47 #
Apr 23, 2023 14:22:31 #
Thanks everyone for replying. THis little train runs from Strachan on the west coast to Queenstown. It gets help in the form of a diesel banker. Also grown in thbis are is Huon pine qv.
Apr 23, 2023 15:31:26 #
fredtoo wrote:
Nice shot. Where'bouts in Tazmania?
The West Coast of TaSmania. It runs from Strahan to Queenstown. I might post some shots of the railway from years ago if anyone is interested.
Apr 23, 2023 19:00:14 #
Apr 23, 2023 19:52:59 #
dwmoar
Loc: Oregon, Willamette Valley
Hereford wrote:
Great photo. Is the double cog track in the center used for traction assist ?? I have never seen that before.
This allows the trains to operate on steep grades above 10%, which is the maximum for friction-based rail.
The Pikes Peak Cog Railway here in the US is recognized as the world's highest cog railroad. It begun service in 1891. The Pikes peek railroad has a incline between 12% to 25%
Apr 23, 2023 21:19:06 #
An excellent shot. What is that 3rd "rail" between the tracks, and why does only one set of rails have it?
Apr 23, 2023 21:21:34 #
Valenta wrote:
THis little train runs from Strachan on the west coast to Queenstown.
30 years ago I drove from Hobart to Cradle Mountain, so I likely went through Queenstown. I doubt it has changed a lot since then. I fondly remember Padymelons coming to the lodge door.
Apr 23, 2023 22:33:20 #
Beaut shot Tony, reminds me of the Kuranda Railway in Queensland... 
Apr 23, 2023 23:00:18 #
SX2002 wrote:
Yeah. Was there in 2014.Beaut shot Tony, reminds me of the Kuranda Railway in Queensland...
Apr 23, 2023 23:01:26 #
Apr 23, 2023 23:05:39 #
SX2002 wrote:
Beaut shot Tony, reminds me of the Kuranda Railway in Queensland...
for a great view of the "3 Sisters"
Apr 23, 2023 23:14:15 #
fredtoo wrote:
I saw the "Three Sisters" at Echo Point in the Blue Mountains. Didn't see them from the train.for a great view of the "3 Sisters"
Apr 23, 2023 23:37:56 #
David in Dallas wrote:
I saw the "Three Sisters" at Echo Point in the Blue Mountains. Didn't see them from the train.
was all the same trip for me...and parts run together after many many (many) years. I was standing between cars, and remember looking down from the train into a deep ravine and saw the largest brown snake I had ever seen before (or since) sunning itself on a rock. I have often wondered what type it was.
Apr 23, 2023 23:42:36 #
fredtoo wrote:
Was my 2017 trip to Australia, but my photos of the 2 places were a week apart.was all the same trip for me...and parts run together after many many (many) years. I was standing between cars, and remember looking down from the train into a deep ravine and saw the largest brown snake I had ever seen before (or since) sunning itself on a rock. I have often wondered what type it was.
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