Oceania Wye (rail)
double track triangle, drawn in one-rail style
sefton railway station, sydney lies on 1 corner of triangular junction. triangle junction allows trains branch off in either direction, without need terminate or change end. 1 train day birrong sefton terminate , reverse @ regents park station (in order clean rust off crossover rails). there goods branch chullora, , in future possibility of proposed separate single track freight line. 3 passenger stations @ vertices of triangle have island platforms make convenient change trains. sharp curves of triangle , turnouts on sharp curves restrict train movement speeds between 10 km/h , 50 km/h.
triangular junctions built on victorian railways network both turning of train consists , major junctions. these included:
wodonga – built on junction of cudgewa line turn consists of sydney limited , spirit of progress trains.
ararat
north geelong – built allow trains travel directly between geelong, ballarat or melbourne without using run-around or turntable. used turn trains such demonstration run of spirit of progress.
a triangular junction used turn tramcars on tourist tramway in portland, victoria.
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