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Douglas Black
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 Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject: Old Rail |
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Heres a photo I took in the summer. It`s an old kind if rail which has been utilised as part of a fence in a field in Oxfordshire.
Does anyone have any info on this?
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valiant015
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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That looks like a bit of Brunels old piece of broad gauge rail to me
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Douglas Black
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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| That looks like a bit of Brunels old piece of broad gauge rail to me |
I can confirm that it was part of the old broad-gauge, but know nothing other than that.........
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andersley
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d6841
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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Well spotted (and photographed!)  |
Well spotted indeed. I would have thought it was just an old bit of twisted metal and walked on by. 
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Douglas Black
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| geordiemcf wrote: |
| This type of rail is used in a lot of the railway excluding running rail ie in motherwell it is used as part of a retaining wall |
Photographic evidence please?  |
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d6841
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:35 am Post subject: |
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According to wiki this is a type of rail called Bridge rail.
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Douglas Black
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| d6841 wrote: |
According to wiki this is a type of rail called Bridge rail.
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Maybe I`ve had too much brandy, but I cannot see any mention of Bridge rail on this page???
I recently read a book from the library called 'Track' by some chap called Mr.Pike. I`m sure it featured in that book.
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d6841
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:52 am Post subject: |
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3/4 of the way down the page on the right hand side in one of the illustrations
However this one should be easier to see Brandy or no brandy
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By the way Bridge rail was bolted to longitudinal sleepers on bridges.
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