The other diamond crossings at NGP in the process of replacement. The machine in the picture actually lifted the entire pannel, consisting of two crossings, and moved it to the correct spot from where it was assembled. Take a close look at the crossing itself. One of the lines (middle-left to bottom-right) is a continuous line. The bisecting line from bottom-left to middle-right is fashioned in such a way that the wheels of a train taking the latter path will actually ride over the former. Photo scanned from the local daily, the Hitavada.
Date: 2007-05-17
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Have a look at
http://www.iricen.gov.in/projects/613/DESIGN%20DEVELOPMENT.pdf
Posted by Rajeev Shrivastava on 2007 May 24 05:46:31 +0000
Why aren't the two rails at the same level? Would the wheels travelling on the higher rails experience a thud when going over the lower rails? Having both rails at the same level would also potentially eliminate the panto-lowering and re-raising exercise.
Posted by Jagadheep D on 2007 May 21 17:12:42 +0000
Is this a newspaper clipping?
Posted by Ranjeet Ramaswamy Iyer on 2007 May 19 15:42:36 +0000