Why are wooden carriages operating to Ryde alongside electric trains considered dangerous by the ORR, according to reports? There were other factors as well such as a need for a loop at St Johns Rd for running round.
An 0-4-4T worked wooden stock through the London Underground on shared tracks, several times without death or fire, so how can wooden stock in the open air for all of 1 mile on a dedicated line, be a 'safety' issue?
At St Johns, there is already a crossover south of the station. Sat view seems to show a line running between the Works and platform. This ends north of the station and would need reconnecting, plus a new crossover. However, there is a crossover at Esplanade. This would require locos to run for less than a mile there to run round but, would save on the high cost of track alterations at St Johns Rd so, probably a net gain. So, what valid reasons are there from ORR?
Of course the line is not connected at Smallbrook Junc. but the IOWSR obviously would have planned for that anyway.
An 0-4-4T worked wooden stock through the London Underground on shared tracks, several times without death or fire, so how can wooden stock in the open air for all of 1 mile on a dedicated line, be a 'safety' issue?
At St Johns, there is already a crossover south of the station. Sat view seems to show a line running between the Works and platform. This ends north of the station and would need reconnecting, plus a new crossover. However, there is a crossover at Esplanade. This would require locos to run for less than a mile there to run round but, would save on the high cost of track alterations at St Johns Rd so, probably a net gain. So, what valid reasons are there from ORR?
Of course the line is not connected at Smallbrook Junc. but the IOWSR obviously would have planned for that anyway.