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Re: Brit-Rail APT (Advanced Passenger Train)
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 3 Jun 2001 02:32:14 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Huw Millington writes:
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> "James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message
> news:GE5Mwy.49r@lugnet.com...
> > I've been working on a pendular mechanism to tilt train cars through • curves.
> > A fun project! :-)
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> > There are quite a few train sets now that employ some type of pendular • scheme,
> > now; but, for me the Brit-Rail APT was my first introduction to a tilting
> > train. (Was it the first to carry ticket-paying passengers?) So, it • seems
> > appropriate to outfit an APT with my first pendular mechanism.
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> James, that is a stunning model -- PLEASE keep the DAT up to date as you
> refine it and share it with us all!
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> Huw
Huw: I will try to keep the APT dat up to date. It is easy to do for now, for
I only build this APT in MLCad for the moment.
I am in the process of securing many critical elements that I do not have in my
dwindling train-specific parts assortment. Once I have in-hand these critical
parts, I will begin to build the APT in ABS form.
I hesitate to release any description of the pendular mechanism for now since it
is not tried, tested, nor proven on the APT set. I am fairly confident that the
body shell of the APT will be fine for a non-tilting set. But, the application
of the pendular linkage may shift the scales. We shall see.
I hope it all works!
In the meantime I will continue to try to improve my MLCad skills, trying new
virtual designs. I'm really glad I'm finally learning the MLCad skills. What a
wonderful program! Kudos to Mr. ML! Thank you.
later,
James Mathis
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| "James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:GE5Mwy.49r@lugnet.com... (...) curves. (...) scheme, (...) seems (...) James, that is a stunning model -- PLEASE keep the DAT up to date as you refine it and share it with us all! Huw (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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