We have an answer.
The regulars might remember this subject from back in December flic.kr/p/2kgxWXo It concerned the Abbotsbury branch line some miles south of the Bridport Railway. Here is the first subsidiary photo that we never figured out flic.kr/p/2kgucMi
The posts are "straining pillars" in a run of simple metal fence posts through which several strands of wire ran. The fence posts were alongside both sides of the track, no doubt primarily to keep animals off the track. The straining pillars "take the strain" to provide a means of getting tension on the wires. However, they also double as gate posts, on each side of any farm track or right-of-way crossing point.
It is quite a large document and will take some time to load but you will get a good idea of how they work from this link digital.slv.vic.gov.au/view/action/singleViewer.do?dvs=16...
We have an answer.
The regulars might remember this subject from back in December flic.kr/p/2kgxWXo It concerned the Abbotsbury branch line some miles south of the Bridport Railway. Here is the first subsidiary photo that we never figured out flic.kr/p/2kgucMi
The posts are "straining pillars" in a run of simple metal fence posts through which several strands of wire ran. The fence posts were alongside both sides of the track, no doubt primarily to keep animals off the track. The straining pillars "take the strain" to provide a means of getting tension on the wires. However, they also double as gate posts, on each side of any farm track or right-of-way crossing point.
It is quite a large document and will take some time to load but you will get a good idea of how they work from this link digital.slv.vic.gov.au/view/action/singleViewer.do?dvs=16...