79 Trap Points Taita

The down main at Taita is protected from runaway vehicles in the storage siding by 79 Trap Points. This page documents 79 Trap Points as they exist in November 2001.


Right A Ganz EMU waits in the storage siding while a train passes on the up main, sometime in August 2004. Taita Station in the distance.


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(Below) Taita Storage siding photographed from the platform. From the left, Up Main, Siding, Down Main.

In their normal position 78 points deflect runaway vehicles to the left, towards the open 79 traps. Note that 79 traps are operated by a dedicated motor, rather than by rodding from 79 points.

The Up Main is potected by the normal position of 78 points; the Down Main is protected by the trap points.

(Photo taken in 2005).


Last Updated: Thursday, July 28, 2005

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