Talk:Tramway track

Regarding "grassed track" (which redirects to this article)--it would be nice if some informtion could be given on the pros and cons of this new "environmentally friendly" type of track, especially since traditional railroad track seems to have had the elimination of grass on the track as a major engineering priority. Presumably there is some cost-benefit difference at work depending on the remoteness/length of the railway, but a more coherent explanation would be welcome. --Marlow4 21:42, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

The grassed track is usually in park areas or boulevards where maintenance is available to mow the lawn, fix drainage problems, etc. On longer traditional railways, vegetation needs to be kept away as it can clog up the ballast which is important to proper operation of the track. Slower-speed tramways don't need as much ballast. Jpp42 10:36, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

"Grooved rail" not new

I remember these rails for streetcars (trams) in the streets of Brooklyn, New York, USA about 1950. They still may be there - I haven't been back in many years. Too Old 16:35, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Deleted "Tram and train undercarriage" image

Please see the related discussion at Talk:Rail tracks#"Tram and train undercarriage" image.

Thanks. EdJogg (talk) 13:18, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Safety of stud systems

In the section about conduit and stud systems it says that horses and dogs were occasionally electrocuted by faulty stud systems, which I suspect to be untrue or at least exaggerated. These systems were generally quite safe, as most had a fail-safe mechanism in form of a grounded shoe behind the main pickup shoe(s). If a stud failed to disconnect (as the internal contacts had a tendency to weld together) this shoe would short it out and blow a fuse, leaving it permanently "dead" until repaired. The problem was that too many dead studs would leave the tram stranded (some had on-board batteries to help this), making it more a reliability than safety issue.

The page http://www.g4orx.btinternet.co.uk/wolves.htm (linked from the Stud Contact System page) describes a stud system in Wolverhampton. While there were many rumours of electrocuted horses, none of them could be confirmed. They all seem to stem fron a single incident where a horse dropped dead on the track, but horses dropping dead on the street wasn't all that uncommon at the time, as they often were terribly overworked. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.49.69.48 (talk) 01:36, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Photos of joins

I have added two photos of the joining process, but I don't really know anything about tram tracks so I hope this is the right place. Iain (talk) 07:33, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

box wrong on tramway gauge in Estonia

The information box (map) seems to apply for rail gauge "in general". However, in case of Estonia, when we consider specifically the tramway (in the capital city Tallinn) then, for historical reasons, it has always had a gauge (the standard 1435mm) which is different from the "ordinary" railways in Estonia (which have the Russian wide gauge). Cheers, 78.28.123.61 (talk) 12:54, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

gleisverschlingung

Grooved rail Railroad switch

Gleisverschlingung is the German word for railroad switch. The image has nothing to do with a gauntlet track.
Peter Horn User talk 13:35, 14 January 2019 (UTC) Peter Horn User talk 01:58, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

I have to correct myself. de:gleisverschlingung means gauntlet track. Peter Horn User talk 01:28, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

gallery image 1

image 1 in the gallery is NOT of a switch. the switch is in the distance of the image, almost un-discernable. the focus of the image is a type of dual track.

Pga1965 (talk) 06:38, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

There is no switch. What is shown is part of a gauntlet track Peter Horn User talk 01:16, 9 December 2022 (UTC)