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Originally Posted by colebatch
But I think you may be underestimating the railway bridges.
I can vouch from personal experience that subject to terrain, you often cant see or hear them coming around bends until they are 200 odd yards away.
2 of the railway bridges on the western BAM that have signalmen that can help you cross (once you have paid the toll) and ensure you have a train free crossing, are the Kuanda River and the Olyokma River.
Its definitely feasible in a car as the Polish guys showed, but there is a fair bit more risk involved in crossing the BAM railway bridges in a car that I dont see present in the Senegal video. Trains will not be able to stop for you. If you have a mechanical issue or you put a wheel astray on the bridge when crossing such that it jams or falls off the sleeper platform then the best case scenario is probably that the car gets smashed to pieces.
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Sorry if it came across as such. I meant as a physical obstacle for a 4wd over logistically.
The crossing in Senegal was twice as long as the video. I had to concerntrate as a spotter/passenger so stopped filming. its the only way to cross within approx 500km.
As a company we do a fair bit of railway work here in the UK, at night with the high speed passenger trains. I would not rely on sound at all. Spotters will be the only way along with carefull planning and a dynamic risk assemssment. Less trains at night? an option worth exploring.
Thanks for the info Walter
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