A 10 lever NSW Railways style 'G' ground frame is installed to operate some of these points and the signals. The frame is fully interlocked with direct acting tappets and controls 2 wire pulled lower quadrant main line signals, one fitted with a reverser, another with a bracketed dead end arm, 2 dwarf shunting signals and a lower quadrant shunting signal. A GRS 'Relph' disc signal (solenoid operated) is provided and is also worked electrically from the lever frame. Both the Relph disc and the lower quadrant reverser fitted signal return to stop when the train passes (unless the closing lever has been pulled). The stub points are worked by channel iron drives supported in 'A' frames and utilising various accomodating and adjusting cranks. All this is ex-railway mechanical equipment although some special cranks have had to be made. Two channel iron runs are provided for each set of points, one for the points themselves, and a second to operate the facing point lock.
Trains can be of a single car or (more typically) up
to 6 cars long. All trains longer than a single car are
under the control of a guard who travels at the rear of
the train. Locomotives are allocated depending on the
hauling task. This means that some trains may be double
or triple headed. The station for this railway is
situated at the Park Avenue end of the grounds which is
the opposite end to the public entry.
Loading Gauges
Minimum rail height to ground 10 inches
Inside Width of Footboards at track height 14inches
Maximum Width Over Footboards 24inches
For steam raising the elevated railway locomotive
depot is supplied with compressed air using AALS standard
Ryco Style 900 type air fittings, & 12v dc outlets. A
single 240v ac outlet is also available.
This is a view of some of the
elevated railway signalling equipment.
About Our Ground Level Railway
Amended 26 June 2005