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Author: MarcusMarcus Date: Aug 13, 2006 02:28
Is this as usual in UK as it is in Sweden - discarded pieces of vignol
rails used as poles and other various things? Reusing is a nice thing,
but I'm suspecting that back in those days it was more because of
economy rather than taking care of the environment...
http://www.abc.se/~m10901/RAIL/km19.html
/M
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Author: peter abrahampeter abraham Date: Aug 13, 2006 08:51
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 02:28:56 +0200, pictorNOSPAM@abc.se (Marcus)
wrote:
>Is this as usual in UK as it is in Sweden - discarded pieces of vignol
>rails used as poles and other various things? Reusing is a nice thing,
>but I'm suspecting that back in those days it was more because of
>economy rather than taking care of the environment...
>
> http://www.abc.se/~m10901/RAIL/km19.html
>
>/M
The GWR certainly reused old rail. The old bulk rails and the folded
siding types were used in fencing and buffer stop frames. Rails
passed down the hierachy from main to secondary to sidings to scrap. I
suppose that these days everyone has to have a new one. Goodness knows
where a European Railways buys its rail from these days but I am sure
that it involves even more pollution than making it here.
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Author: Dave SpencerDave Spencer Date: Aug 13, 2006 10:45
In message 4ax.com>, peter abraham
aol.com> writes>On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 02:28:56 +0200, pictorNOSPAM@abc.se (Marcus)
>wrote:
>
>>Is this as usual in UK as it is in Sweden - discarded pieces of vignol
>>rails used as poles and other various things? Reusing is a nice thing,
>>but I'm suspecting that back in those days it was more because of
>>economy rather than taking care of the environment...
>>
>> http://www.abc.se/~m10901/RAIL/km19.html
>>
>>/M >
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>The GWR certainly reused old rail. The old bulk rails and the folded
>siding types were used in fencing and buffer stop frames. Rails
>passed down the hierachy from main to secondary to sidings to scrap. I
>suppose that these days everyone has to have a new one. Goodness knows ...
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Author: Peter LawrencePeter Lawrence Date: Aug 13, 2006 12:30
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 08:51:31 +0200, peter abraham
aol.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 02:28:56 +0200, pictorNOSPAM@abc.se (Marcus)
>wrote:
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>>Is this as usual in UK as it is in Sweden - discarded pieces of vignol
>>rails used as poles and other various things? Reusing...
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Author: Matthew SylvesterMatthew Sylvester Date: Aug 13, 2006 13:35
peter abraham aol.com> wrote:
> The GWR certainly reused old rail. The old bulk rails and the folded
> siding types were used in fencing and buffer stop frames.
Clevedon Pier was built from Barlow rail recovered from South Wales.
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Author: Roland PerryRoland Perry Date: Aug 13, 2006 14:02
In message <44deffbc.11076845@ text.news.ntlworld.com>, at 10:30:28 on
Sun, 13 Aug 2006, Peter Lawrence ntlworld.com> remarked:>The Southern Railway (and BR Southern Regiion?) was an enthusiastic
>user of old rails for signal posts. I also remember them used as
>fence posts and as road kerbs.
Yes, I saw some in use as a kerb only the other week, at Shalford
Station (nr Guildford).
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Roland Perry
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Author: Railsigns.co.ukRailsigns.co.uk Date: Aug 13, 2006 14:07
Marcus wrote:
> Is this as usual in UK as it is in Sweden - discarded pieces of vignol
> rails used as poles and other various things?
Old bullhead rail was commonly used for sign posts, particularly for
mileposts and gradient posts, but also for such things as whistle
boards and speed restriction signs:
http://www.railsigns.co.uk/pic_nbrpsrt/pic_nbrpsrt.html
Bullhead rail was more suited to this purpose than Vignoles rail
because the head and base of the rail are the same width, so a sign
will sit flat against it.
Channel rodding (for the mechanical operation of points) also gets
reused for a variety of things such as stakes to hold cable troughs in
position, and for short sign posts:
http://www.railsigns.co.uk/pic_lcname/pic_lcname.html
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Author: MIGMIG Date: Aug 13, 2006 14:13
Roland Perry wrote:
> In message <44deffbc.11076845@ text.news.ntlworld.com>, at 10:30:28 on
> Sun, 13 Aug 2006, Peter Lawrence ntlworld.com> remarked:>>The Southern Railway (and BR Southern Regiion?) was an enthusiastic
>>user of old rails for signal posts. I also remember them used as
>>fence posts and as road kerbs.
>
> Yes, I saw some in use as a kerb only the other week, at Shalford
> Station (nr Guildford).
Also used for a road kerb at Bexleyheath.
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Author: Railsigns.co.ukRailsigns.co.uk Date: Aug 13, 2006 14:32
Amos E Wolfe wrote:
I saw a pair of those last month in the village of Lazonby, either side
of the entrance to an electrical substation. Both were nicely painted
white with black letters. I wish I'd taken a photo now.
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Author: BH WilliamsBH Williams Date: Aug 13, 2006 15:07
"peter abraham" aol.com> wrote in message
news:ckitd257t42fnl37bnp17aekdt59sbilsi@4ax.com...> On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 02:28:56 +0200, pictorNOSPAM@abc.se (Marcus)
> wrote:
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>>Is this as usual in UK as it is in Sweden - discarded pieces of vignol
>>rails used as poles and other various things? Reusing is a nice thing,
>>but I'm suspecting that back in those days it was more because of
>>economy rather than taking care of the environment...
>>
>> http://www.abc.se/~m10901/RAIL/km19.html
>>
>>/M >
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> The GWR certainly reused old rail. The old bulk rails and the folded
> siding types were used in fencing and buffer stop frames. Rails
> passed down the hierachy from main to secondary to sidings to scrap. I
> suppose that these days everyone has to have a new one. Goodness knows ...
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