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Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] GCLR2 Photos around Olsen Ave [5
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Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:35:01 +1000
From: John Hudson huddo@...>
To: TramsDownUnder@...

Hi Richard,

I think you're right about #1, I take a walk there every few days and
thought that the junction would be completed by now. Here's a photo of
how your #4 looked on Sunday last.

The filler they use to pack the rail and insulation in the groove is
like a hard rubber extrusion. In my 2nd pic you can see it sticking out
past the end of the concrete slab. The insulation is a sleeve about 1/4
" or 6mm thick and is held by the blue sealant, there is a narrower
strip of rubber on the other side, not so obvious in this photo.

regards, John H

On 18-Jul-17 2:37 PM, Richard Youltressteleg@...
[TramsDownUnder] wrote:
> 1 shows the workmen piecing together the double track junction which

> turns off to our left with room for a couple of trams in the sidings

> there. That direction had originally been the planned direction for

> the extension which now goes in the opposite direction. I think the

> workmen must have been borrowed from Brussels as some later photos

> will show. However with nobody disturbed by the time taken to put all

> the little bits together on site, speed is not of the essence.

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> 4. The west side of Olsen Ave looking south towards the Smith St

> Motorway. Note the grooved concrete ready for rail and insulating

> blanket. The remaining gap after those are inserted will be filled

> with some synthetic glue/filler.

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