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Subject: 
MOC Funiculaire (Mountain train) Funicular?
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Sun, 4 Aug 2002 19:55:31 GMT
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Hello There,

I spent quite a few time thinking and building this funicular.
Is it the right word? It's a mountain train wich is driven on a
central cogwheel drive? Please help me with the translation...
{;~))

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=22688

I saw this type a train/railway when I was living in Switzerland.
This type is not driven with a cable like some others but is totally
independent. The steepest cog railway in the world in Lucerne,
Switzerland climbs grades of 48% !

Here is a link with "real pictures" of several type of funicular in
Switzerland. Most of them are cable driven.
http://mercurio.iet.unipi.it/pix/ch/funicular/Parsennbahn/pix.html

Would you be so kind to give me feedback and mabe other links about
train with cogwheel.

Thanks, Jean-Marc



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: MOC Funiculaire (Mountain train) Funicular?
 
(...) railway or rack railway. (URL) particularly this part (URL) good info on funiculars. Funiculars are cable attached and drive/motive power comes from a lifthouse at the top (or bottom), not cogs in the power trucks. (I've ridden two Swiss ones, (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: MOC Funiculaire (Mountain train) Funicular?
 
Good looking model. Great work. Here some pictures of other funiculars: (URL) at your example it meets this: (URL) it also has a "pantograph" I'd like to see a picture of the tracks, did you use Jumper Bricks for the tooth-plates? I'd also like to (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: MOC Funiculaire (Mountain train) Funicular?
 
I really like the work you did (should have said this sooner)!! While going through my LEGO train links I found a work built by another train enthusiast in 2000. (URL) looks like you didn't have to go through the headache of drawing the power from (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)

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