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Re: MOC Funiculaire (Mountain train) Funicular?
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lugnet.trains
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Date:
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Tue, 6 Aug 2002 13:32:47 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Jean-Marc Détraz writes:
> > Hello There,
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> > 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
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> What you have built is not a funicular (at least in US usage), it's a cog
> railway or rack railway.
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> http://www.funimag.com/ particularly this part
> http://www.funimag.com/Funimag-funi02.html
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> has 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.
Conincidently, a new Modern Marvels episode on the History Channel (US)
tonight (10:00 PM eastern) Tuesday 6-Aug-02:
"Towing"
Tugboats; roller-coasters; *funicular railroads*; flat-bed truck; 747.
-Rob.
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| (...) 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)
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