File:Points changing lever.(Railways). (36435042890).jpg

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Description A mechanism is provided to move the points from one position to the other (change the points). Historically, this would require a lever to be moved by a human operator, and some switches are still controlled this way. However, most are now operated by a remotely controlled electric motor or by pneumatic or hydraulic actuation, called a point machine. This both allows for remote control and for stiffer, strong switches that would be too difficult to move by hand, yet allow for higher speeds
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Source Points changing lever.(Railways).
Author Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand
Camera location43° 55′ 23.84″ S, 171° 42′ 27.27″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Bernard Spragg at https://flickr.com/photos/88123769@N02/36435042890. It was reviewed on 13 May 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero.

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