LosAngelesMetro56 wrote: ↑10 Jan 2018, 20:52
Wait, so the narrow gauge line will have overhead wires and crossing gates for future service?
The whole Alicante to Denia line used to be a normal (but narrow gauge) railway:
Station La Villa Joiosa Then:
https://farm1.static.flickr.com/323/202 ... 9d10_b.jpg
The Alicante to Benidorm section has been transformed to a tramline, with overhead wires (and a few metro-like sections, with underground stations, in the Alicante city center).
Station La Villa Joiosa Now:
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/74217963.jpg
At Benidorm, passengers must transfer to diesel trains (the overhad wires end at Benidorm). Between Benidorm and Altea, foundations for overhead wires are already present, and preparations to go from single to double tracks. And in the long run, full tramway operation all the way to Denia is planned. This will start by using Stadler Citylink trams which are equipped with diesel generators, so the overhead wires do not need to be installed immediately, but through-services will be possible (6 trams have been ordered, which might just be enough for a 1x/hour service Alicante - Denia).
As they are now changing to low platforms on the stations on the part of the line that is in renovation (Calp - Denia), I guess the diesel trains (
https://s26.postimg.org/dal8e8rt5/WP_20 ... 01_Pro.jpg) will go out of service when the still closed section reopens. Or perhaps there might be a period with both types in use, for which they will need to install some temporary high platforms at each station for the older rolling stock (like here, at Benidorm:
https://nl.zooverresources.com/images/E ... icante.jpg).
If full mountains and mountain-side lines where possible in Metrosimulator, I would be tempted to make a representation of this line in Metrosimulator
But for now, I just chose to recreate Denia, inspired on the old high platform situation, in Rijndam.
But to get back to your question; overhead wires are planned, but not installed just yet. Crossing gates stay. In fact, 15 minutes after I made that photo of the crossing in Gata, two men arrived, blocked of a part of the road for their own safety, and started putting a fresh coat of grey paint on the crossing gate installation on the other side of the track.