I posed this question on twitter but had no answer. What are these?
https://twitter.com/simonhowes/status/307126323384561664
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Alan1310
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Would like to help but I can't see the pic just your tweet and replies
Nym
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Datum Plates, someone will post more detail soon...
There was a thread on this relatively recently. Here are some links to previous threads.
[THREAD]49541[/THREAD]
[THREAD]67558[/THREAD]
[THREAD]58243[/THREAD]
[THREAD]69786[/THREAD]
It's got to be one of the most frequently asked infrastructure questions...
[THREAD]49541[/THREAD]
[THREAD]67558[/THREAD]
[THREAD]58243[/THREAD]
[THREAD]69786[/THREAD]
It's got to be one of the most frequently asked infrastructure questions...
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tsr
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Welcome to the forums!
A bit of information on Datum Plates can be found on this excellent webpage (not my own):
http://www.railsigns.co.uk/info/other1/other1.html
The site's owner is a forum member.
A bit of information on Datum Plates can be found on this excellent webpage (not my own):
http://www.railsigns.co.uk/info/other1/other1.html
The site's owner is a forum member.
*COUNTS*
er yes,, that's 4218 times that's been asked.....this week
lol - which one do you want
http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=69786
http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=39072
http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=44972
http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=67558
http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=53844
http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=49541
http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=46479
andyfrommk
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They measure how much the track does or doesn't settle down.
The slider is set at a known height above the rail and it is re-measured occasiaonaly to see if the track has settled down
OT: are you the same Simon Howes that frequents London Hackspace?
The slider is set at a known height above the rail and it is re-measured occasiaonaly to see if the track has settled down
OT: are you the same Simon Howes that frequents London Hackspace?
lol - which one do you want
Various links
Well while you typed this, I was doing exactly the same thing! :roll:
Seriously though, oughtn't we not have an infrastructure FAQs to handle these repeated questions.
Nym
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No-one would read it though...
I suppose, you give people the answer, but they seem blind to the obvious. You can never have it perfect.
DarloRich
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arggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
IF I SEE ANOTHER DATUM PLATE ON HERE I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY ACTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF I SEE ANOTHER DATUM PLATE ON HERE I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY ACTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Although I think its fair enough to have a new user who is unfamiliar with what they are come on and ask a sensible question.
There is no point them doing a search because they dont know what they are so that wont help.
There's no such thing as a stupid question. Not everybody is full up with knowledge about the railway and they come to this forum for help and information, if thats a bit of an effort to provide it in a sensible way then thats a shame really.
I do hope the OP carries on using the forum to get more knowledge about the railway and isnt scared off because some well established members seem to have a problem with being asked questions.
There is no point them doing a search because they dont know what they are so that wont help.
There's no such thing as a stupid question. Not everybody is full up with knowledge about the railway and they come to this forum for help and information, if thats a bit of an effort to provide it in a sensible way then thats a shame really.
I do hope the OP carries on using the forum to get more knowledge about the railway and isnt scared off because some well established members seem to have a problem with being asked questions.
swj99
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Exaggerations went up by 3,000,000 % this year.*COUNTS*
er yes,, that's 4218 times that's been asked.....this week
Good point. I'd never heard of it before either. For all I know, it could be the temperature control to keep the tramps nice and warm when they sleep on the tracks overnight. Do I win £5 ?
If it's such a frequently asked question, why not sticky this thread or merge it with all the others ?
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Cherry_Picker
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I guess the problem with making it sticky is what do you call the sticky topic? You can't just say DATUM PLATES, STUPID! because the person asking the (entirely reasonable) question won't even know the thread refers to what they are about to ask.
I'm not sure the response to the question was overly hostile either. It was quickly explained that it is something of an in-joke on the forum because it gets asked so frequently.
Thank you all. Yes, difficult to search for something that you do not know what it is. 
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Birmingham yes, London no.
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