Talk:Gantlet track

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http://groups.google.com/group/uk.railway/browse_thread/thread/7b87d52b6e55183a/b2d0d4a9eb2046ce?q=interlaced+hastings+line+&lnk=nl&hl=en& - ref for future use - re B&) guy named Ganlet. Pickle 18:49, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Consistency

Okay, is it "gantlet" (current title) or "gauntlet"? Pick a version and stick with it. Also, if both versions are acceptable, mention that in the article. - dcljr (talk) 21:39, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Gantlet it is, for the rail usage. LorenzoB 06:33, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

I think both should be considered acceptable. Amtrak - the national passenger rail operator in the USA - universally uses "gauntlet". Jpp42 10:56, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Three-rail track

Three-rail track (eg Angel's Flight) is not interlaced, and so doesn't fall within the definition of gantlet/gauntlet track. To avoid misunderstanding, I propose removing references to three-rail track.

Birdhurst 09:51, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Oppose -- Three-rail track is interlaced with a spacing of zero! More seriously, unless there is an article somewhere else on WP, and which should be referred to here, the relevant sections should NOT be removed, as this is the most appropriate place for it.

EdJogg 14:08, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Comment/Support -- (After a bit more thought!) Passing track redirects here, yet could not sustain a separate article. The current section on Passing Tracks relates specifically to three-rail systems (especially funiculars), yet they are required on any funicular using either three-rail or gantleted track.

Are Passing Tracks and three-rail track unique to funiculars or other inclined planes? If so, then they should be moved to funicular and/or cable railway. This article can then concentrate on sections of track that 'start wide', become narrow with gantleting, and then widen again once past the obstruction. Funiculars with passing tracks are typically the inverse of this -- narrow at either end, possibly gantleted if required, with a passing track at the half-way point.

Regardless, sections should not be removed from this article without ensuring that the information is added elsewhere.

EdJogg 15:10, 18 June 2007 (UTC)