On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 19:48:21 +0100
wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:42:32 +0100, "D A Stocks"
wrote:
You tend to see track like that on high viaducts, or anywhere else that a
derailed train would have an uncomfortable landing if it left the railway
altogether.

e.g. around 29:06 on this video dating from 2005

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl9wBpvu86U

You can see the same location, side by side in 1953 and 1983 at around 2:42
he
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Ll96VNuSc

I've seen that before but does it really work? Has there ever been a
derailment on such stretch of track?

I suppose in times of austerity it could be useful if they decided to run some
narrow gauge stock on that line too

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Spud