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Walking through an active railway tunnel during a long distance walk
First of all, next time I'm in India I'm gunna give you a call so you can show me where that tunnel is. Second, the only real precaution you need to take is to ensure that in the event of a train ...
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Walking through an active railway tunnel during a long distance walk
In most parts of the world going through a working train tunnel on foot is illegal, in all parts of the world it verges on suicidal.
I can imagine there are places in the world where, there are no ...
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Walking through an active railway tunnel during a long distance walk
It's quite simple really. If the railway is abandoned, bring an LED headlamp and a set of backup batteries. Edit: Use the buddy system if you can.
If the railway is not abandoned, don't step foot ...
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Can I participate in rail biking without my own equipment or experience?
What is great about railbiking (or draisines as some call them) is that there is such a diversity of styles in use all around the globe and have even been employed in the military occasionally. I ...
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Where in the world are train-track right of ways, also public right of ways?
I was searching in relation to this question and found the following which I thought was interesting. It seems to be common to walk along these tracks, but I don't know what the legality of it is.
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Where in the world are train-track right of ways, also public right of ways?
I'll answer about India, and Indian Railways.
While in India, you can't call it legally approved to be okay to walk on railway tracks. I'd say the way things are taken is depending upon where you are....
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Are there any Draisines-Railbike Companies that have wheelchair accessibility?
I've located two current possibilities in Germany, and one potential option in the United States.
The first, and what looks like the best, option, is a company called Draisinentour. It utilizes ...
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Can I participate in rail biking without my own equipment or experience?
This is a supplement to @Ken Graham's excellent in-depth answer. It's an expansion on a link he referenced in his second picture, which seems to perfectly fit the criteria you're seeking.
The ...
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Walking through an active railway tunnel during a long distance walk
Having been dumb enough to try this (albeit with a 500m tunnel), I will mention a few drawbacks:
Trains going downhill make very little noise, and tunnel rails are often specially damped, so you will ...
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Are there any Draisines-Railbike Companies that have wheelchair accessibility?
It seems that that there is at least one company that has wheelchair accessibility for railbike riding.
It is in Belgium as can be seen here.
Biking on rails: it is not an activity we do in the UK ...
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Walking through an active railway tunnel during a long distance walk
This is the beginning of what WE in the rail industry call a
"Trespasser Strike". It is their property and if they catch you in a tunnel they may be arrested and turn you over to the local ...
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