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Longitudinal
editIt seems (my opinion) that historical the term "Baulk Road" was mostly confined to the GWR region, or SW england, or broad gauge tracks. There are several examples of a very similar design in use c.1830-40 on standard gauge railways. In the contemporary literature it is usually refered to "track with longitudinal sleepers with cross ties" - a good example is Whishaw's book of 1842 [1] or [2]
I have covered these briefly at Ladder track.
Depending on what the intended scope of this article is it might be worth mentioning the other examples. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.100.174.82 (talk) 18:22, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
Slab track
editModern railways are also mounted on concrete slabs which place both rails on a single slab. This might be considered to a baulk track taken to its logical extent.
Where slab tracks meet ballasted track, a transition is needed to smooth the change in stiffness of the two components. See Glenbrook Tunnel for an example. Wimbledon32 (talk) 23:09, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, and it's covered at Ballastless track so is out of scope for this article. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 08:05, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
- A baulk implies a timber beam or similar, in other words a separate support to each rail. A slab track has a single support for both rails so is not a baulk. Geof Sheppard (talk) 08:07, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
Similarities & Differences
edit- Baulk Track and Slab track are similar in that the rails are continuously supported, compared to ordinary track where the rails have to "bridge" the gaps between the sleepers.
- There is an article called Slab track.
- Because of the similarities between BT and SK, both articles should at least have a mention of the other.
- If not done already, make the cross references.
- DELETE this remark/opinion: Baulk track was invented in the 1830s when reinforced concrete was not readily available, if at all. Wimbledon32 (talk) 03:44, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
- Then links may be added to the "See also" sections, per WP:SEEALSO; but Wikipedia is not the place to write your own analyses of what might have happened if the pioneers had access to modern methods. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 08:03, 26 May 2020 (UTC)