08-18-2016, 01:44 PM
(08-18-2016, 01:38 PM)jamincan Wrote: Won't they still have to go fairly slow to negotiate the gauntlet tracks at the LRT stations?
I don’t know the actual speeds involved, but switches can be taken at a variety of speeds depending on their design. My guess would be that the maximum speed for the gauntlet track switches is higher than the former maximum speed along this particular line, because the track was in such terrible shape.
Having said that, this in no way justifies the fences in the park. Two trains a night at moderate speeds (60km/h? I don’t know exactly) don’t need fences, and it’s already established from all the street-running sections that the LRT doesn’t need fences. Note, I’m not saying the Region had a choice; if Transport Canada is going to be unreasonable, there isn’t much we can do. But as a matter of safety, the fences are not needed.