Thanks - so that holds the rail to gauge ... but it still looks to me like replacing the rail when needed will entail doing the same thing again.

.... which is OK, as I don't have a great deal of confidence that rail replacement in Melbourne will be any easier with the current system here.

Mal Rowe - enjoying learning

On 8/10/2017 5:16 PM, Rubberman92rubberman92@... [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
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> Fear not. Those little orange squares bolt onto each side of the orange bar and the foot of the rail.

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> Mark, not wanting Adelaide to be confused with Sydney contemporary track construction methods.

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> From: "Mal Rowe

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> The Adelaide pics puzzle me - it looks like the thin boot is just having concrete poured around it, including filling the gal between the foot and the head of the rail.

> See: http://tdu.to/a56492

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> When rail replacement is needed, the concrete around the rail will have to be broken up - and I'm not sure how the new rail will be set to gauge.  Perhaps they will just dig up the lot and repeat the current process.