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Re: Space Cargo Container Standard?
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Date: 
Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:43:16 GMT
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On the surface, the TEU's are transferred to rail lines
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/xanthra47/TEU/cargotrain.jpg

I'd be interested in seeing success using this single axle design bogie in a
real life application.  Has anyone built this and tested it on trian curves
and switches?  I think you may hav a problem keeping the single axle from
having a mind of its own...


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-bm
www.brickmodder.net



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  Re: Space Cargo Container Standard?
 
(...) Reading your post it comes to my mind: I tried this as child to save wheels and therefore to build as many cars as possible, but the axles got stuck between the tracks. (20 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
  Re: Space Cargo Container Standard?
 
(...) I'd think this would work simply by replacing the front set of turntables (2x2 plate, 3680C01.DAT) with 2x2 plates (3022.DAT). The automated engine ought to be fine with turntables on both the front and back. On "real" cargo container trains (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)

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(...) More pics of cargo space and rail elements : ) The modular cab & thruster assemblies rendevous with long-range hyperspace haulers in orbit above the moonbase and bring TEU's down to the surface. (URL) the surface, the TEU's are transferred to (...) (20 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)

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