Switches in place at the ramp to Glostrup Station
YouTube name: Hovedstadens Letbane.
Language: Danish.
Date: January 16, 2023.
City: Copenhagen (Denmark).
The video shows
Hovedstadens Letbane
Under construction
Description
Do you remember our "Diamond" at the Control and Maintenance Centre?
Our contractors, Siemens and Aarsleff Rail are now in the process of building a mini-version of the large ramp that will lead the future light rail to and from Glostrup Station!
As you can see in the video, the turnouts are delivered "whole" - and not in parts that must subsequently be welded together. This is because switch tracks have to be made to millimeter accuracy, as they contain several moving parts that have to help the train turn up and down the ramp. You can compare the switching tracks to a car engine. When you buy a car, the engine does not come in parts. It is also completely assembled at the factory.
The tracks that are laid on the straight sections of the route also require a certain precision, of course, but they are easier to lay by eye because they do not consist of moving components.
