APS has invaded my brain. That was meant to be ATP - automatic train protection.
Tony
> On 23 May 2024, at 17:30, Tony Galloway arg@...> wrote:
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> Yeah, TSRs - the same ones have been on the L1 since the old, APS governed, ridiculously slow speed limits that applied to the Variotrams were abolished.
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> Despite weekend closedowns giving many opportunities for track repairs the usual procedure when a section of track deteriorates is they bung on a TSR, and it remains for along time. On the inbound track through the Glebe tunnel there has been a hole 2/3 of the way in that has existed for years, with a TSR that has recently been extended with speed lowered from 40 to 20kmh. Apparently running in a tamper for a lift and line of the hole, with some extra ballast, is just too hard. Also, the original 80kmh limit through the tunnel has been cut to 60 in both directions.
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> And every turnout on the L1, despite having locked railway type points, has a 25kmh “TSR" speed limit over it, which was increased from the original 15kmh limit imposed.
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> It seems these TSRs are pretty permanent.
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> Tony
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>> On 23 May 2024, at 11:57, 'Matthew Geier' via TramsDownUnder tramsdownunder@... mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
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>> On 23/5/24 11:34, '[email protected] mailto:[email protected]' via TramsDownUnder wrote:
>>> capacity bus every 12 minutes replacing one 400 capacity tram every 10 minutes. On my travels on Sunday I noticed a crew playing with the points at Kensington Junction, and a mobile welding team working on the curves from Chalmers St into Eddy Ave,
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>> But they did not repair broken rails at the depot junction in Allison Rd or another near Moore Park, the 'TSR's remain in place.
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