Brian Harrap Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted July 20, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2020 Well, they appear to be check rails, but we would need to see the other side of the track to work out why they would be needed there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Harrap Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Ian Morgan said: Well, they appear to be check rails, but we would need to see the other side of the track to work out why they would be needed there. That's the problem, I didn't photo the rest - what a plonker. I know it is at the Strasshoff museum site nr Vienna. B Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 https://www.radiomuseum.org/museum/a/eisenbahnmuseum-heizhaus-strasshof/.html This shows the same site...and turnout blades... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Harrap Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Nice find alastairq but I still can't fathom whats going on. Thanks anyway B Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 They look like incredibly short switch-blades, and one of those in the wider view shows such a sharp kink that it must surely be hinged - but the one in the zoomed-in view appears continuous, no break in the rail head. Is it just extreme foreshortening that is making them look impossible? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 A single blade catch point? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jeremy Cumberland Posted July 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 21, 2020 They are check rails for dual gauge. Here is a picture showing what the whole thing presumably looks like, although this example is from Australia rather than Austria. show 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted July 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2020 Will you be doing a model of it Brian? Seems to have the quirkiness that you like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Harrap Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Nice ideas thank you. I may have to go back for another look B Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bécasse Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Have you tried looking on Google satellite view given that you know the location. The resolution won't be good enough for fine detail but may well be sufficient to put it into context. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, bécasse said: Have you tried looking on Google satellite view given that you know the location. The resolution won't be good enough for fine detail but may well be sufficient to put it into context. Doesn't work at all well on Google Maps - I've tried it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bécasse Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 8 hours ago, The Stationmaster said: Doesn't work at all well on Google Maps - I've tried it. There are probably higher resolution satellite views somewhere on the web but they tend to be for obscure purposes that only locals might think of. Where I live I found a website intended to help align TV dishes with the various transmitting dishes and it offers a resolution several times higher than Google's best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 On 22/07/2020 at 00:57, Jeremy C said: They are check rails for dual gauge. Here is a picture showing what the whole thing presumably looks like, although this example is from Australia rather than Austria. show Interesting. Is that in Victoria? Being in WA I'm familiar with 3'6"/4'81/2" dual gauge trackwork, but it's never really occurred to me that VR would need 4'81/2"/5'Whatever formations for through running with neighbouring States. Obvious really, now it's been pointed out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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