Any railway emplyees here?

[charlie sprout]

In a sideing just outside Wimbledon station is a gadget the size of loco with a sign on it proclaiming it to be a "Wet Spot Machine".
Does anyone know what it does?

[puggit]

[Wacky Racer]

It wets spots........

[charlie sprout]

or dries them

[sparkythecat]

Or spots 'wet'

[theexcession]

Can't be arsed to paste it here, but

www.lexcie.zetnet.co.uk/infrastruct.htm

tells you all about wet spots

[charlie sprout]

Cheers,
Now a "Fishplate-hole crack" machine is on my I-spy list

[Gaffer]

I used to work for the railways.

Wet spots are subsidence, which can be dangerous when a train goes past at full bore.

These machines take and apply the treatment to the site of the subsitence to fix the problem.

Claire

[theexcession]

charlie sprout said:

Cheers, Now a "Fishplate-hole crack" machine is on my I-spy list

Still reading it all, fascinating stuff

[hustlebabe]

Reckon vixpy is seriously ill.......on the danger list even for no response.......?

[vixpy1]

hustlebabe said:

Reckon vixpy is seriously ill.......on the danger list even for no response.......?

I was busy

[hustlebabe]

Phew....you had me worried nearly.....

Busy eh....wotcha been cooking up now i wonder ....?

[vixpy1]

[quote=hustlebabe

Busy eh....wotcha been cooking up now i wonder ....? [/quote]

[RoadRailer]

/anorak
Wet spots are also commonly konwn as Wet Beds too.
/end anorak

There are lots of toys for us to play with on the rail - I drive a roadrailer for a living, usually at silly o'clock on a weekend night.

If you're interested www.rexquote.co.uk/

If your really interested www.ontrackplant.com/index.php

Standing trackside when one of beardys tilting trains hurtles past is an experience. First time one went past was an underpant messer.

[hustlebabe]

Road railer....what have you started...wet beds....on rails...??

Did look at this thread with good intention as see some of this 'strange' mechanical stuff on the local line