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A sandrail, also called a sand rail, rail, or sand car, is a lightweight off-road motor vehicle specifically built for traveling in sandy terrain. Synonymously referred to as dune buggies, a sandrail is a type of speciality vehicle. [1] They are popularly operated on actual sand dunes. Sandrails can be driven on other types of terrain but are ...
A sandrail is a lightweight vehicle similar to a dune buggy, but designed specifically for operation on open sand. Sandrails are usually built as a spaceframe by welding steel tubes together. [8] [9] The name sandrail is due to the frame "rails" present. The advantage of this method is that the fabricator can change fundamental parts of the ...
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Braking sand scattered at a low speed can cause an isolating effect between the wheel and the rail in the case of individually driven traction vehicles. The Federal Railway Authority in Germany instructed the railway companies to avoid sanding at speeds of 25 km/h (16 mph) (or less) on disc-braked locomotives.
British Rail initially used converted diesel and electric multiple units. [12] [13] Successor Network Rail built a fleet of dedicated sandite wagons which are hauled in top and tail formation by Colas Rail and, DB Cargo UK and Direct Rail Services locomotives. Network Rail also uses its MPVs. As at October 2021, 67 sets were operated. [14] [15]
Trap points with a crossing are double trap points where the tongues of rail are longer, so that the trap point rail nearest the main line continues over the siding rail with a common crossing or frog. A trap road with stops is a short dead-end siding leading to some method of stopping a vehicle, such as a sand drag or buffer stop.
The Sand Springs Railway (reporting mark SS) (originally the Sand Springs Interurban Railway) is a class III railroad operating in Oklahoma. It was formed in 1911 by industrialist Charles Page to connect his newly formed city of Sand Springs to Tulsa , operating both as a passenger-carrying interurban and a freight carrier.
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