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Re: MOC Funiculaire (Mountain train) Funicular?
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Mon, 5 Aug 2002 12:26:19 GMT
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Good looking model. Great work.
Here some pictures of other funiculars:
http://parovoz.com/gallery/pict-trams-e.html
Looking at your example it meets this:
http://parovoz.com/gallery/kiev-fun2000.jpg
as 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 see detail about the bogies, or how you actually mounted
the wheels. Your pictueres do not show enough (for me...)
S
In lugnet.trains, Jean-Marc Détraz writes:
> 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...
> {;~))
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=22688
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> 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% !
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> 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
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> Would you be so kind to give me feedback and mabe other links about
> train with cogwheel.
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> Thanks, Jean-Marc
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| (...) Thanks a lot. (...) Actually, I just fixed the tooth-plates off center for easier construction (and I don't have enough of Jumpers anyway). By using the technic gear 24 tooth crown, I have enough contact with the plates. (URL) think that you (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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... {;~)) (URL) saw this type a train/railway when (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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