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Re: Tilting Train Movies: APT and Acela
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Date: 
Wed, 14 Nov 2001 22:48:57 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:

Thanks for reading, or at least "jumping" to the movies.  I hope they show
the tilting action well-enough.

It is always a pleasure seeing your handiwork, James, and even more so in
motion:-)  The tilting action is terrific; you can really see it on the APT
(less so on the Acela-- slightly different camera angle?)  It is an engineering
masterpiece.  I'm not one for copying designs, but I'd seriously consider
working up your Acela in an 8 wide version (unless you want to:-)

BTW, I thought your interview with Trains was excellent; you really portrayed us
LTDs in a good light (not such an easy task for some folk, present company
included;-)

Keep up the good work in the high desert!

-John



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  Re: Tilting Train Movies: APT and Acela
 
(...) Different camera angle? Probably, but only slightly. The Acela loco nose doesn't tilt very much. I'm having a lot of problems integrating the pendular axis into the cab while retaining room for the driver. I have positioned the bogie axis as (...) (23 years ago, 15-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)

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  Tilting Train Movies: APT and Acela
 
I have revisited the tilting train construction many times over the past months. I have been exploring designs mods for the model of the British Rail Advanced Passenger Train (APT) as well as newly incorporating a similar tilting mechanism into a (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)

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