Rail Grinder

andersley · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:31 pm Post subject: Rail Grinder

I guess this can be included in the infrastructure section, as it grinds track. Rolling Eyes

Sitting inbetween assignments at Barnetby on my recent visit.

Network Rail Lorus Rail Grinder C2103.

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Alan Curtis

96701 · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject:

If they started grinding there, the vegetation would vanish, possibly the machine too!

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Phil

Darryl · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject:

I bet it must have been busy at Barnetby recently with the closure of the Scunthorpe - Doncaster line due to flooding. Presumably everything that normally goes through Barnetby would still have done so, and anything from Scunthorpe heading west would have had to come east to Barnetby then run round the train and head down the Lincoln line (or even the Brigg line) which would have added a few more trains per day.

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andersley · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject:

Would have been interesting to watch the changes in operation.

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Alan Curtis

Intermodalman · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:50 pm Post subject:

Its weird passing one when they are grinding - LOTS of sparks

andersley · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:01 am Post subject:

I have seen a video of one in action at night - amazing firework show! Cool

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Alan Curtis