 | | Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related) —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | (...) I always find this story amusing. One, the Romans didn't have war chariots. Two, part of the purpose the Romans had in making paved roads was *not* to have ruts. :-) Okay, okay, they couldn't always use just the paved roads, and Roman supply (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related) —Steve Barile
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| | | | | And to come full circle, the width between LEGO track is... the answer you've all been waiting for... two LEGO horses' asses! And the units used are aptly named; studs! SteveB PS OK it's really 6 studs center to center but it sounded good. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related) —Bruce Hietbrink
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| | | | | | | (...) Yeah, but 6 studs is about right for a wagon drawn by two horses. See here in the instructions from the Western set Gold City Junction: (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related) —Jason J. Railton
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| | | | | | (...) Actually it's five studs (40mm) center to center, since each rail is in the middle of the stud position. Jason J Railton (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related) —Simon Bennett
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| | | | | | (...) And remember that gauge is measured as the distance between the rails, not between the centres, so it's a few mm less than five studs. (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related) —Leonard Erlandson
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| | | | (...) Why don't you think the Romans had war chariots? Or do you mean they just didn't call them "war chariots" but something else. I'm pretty sure the Romans had a military chariot. As for the ruts in paved road, it can happen. I've seen ruts (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related) —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | | (...) None that I am aware of, though I suppose it is possible that they used available ones as auxilliaries in the middle east or those of Briton allies. But Rome itself didn't use chariots. The terrain of Italy was not particularly conducive to (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related) —Pedro Silva
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| | | | | | | (...) Hmmm... I can confirm that there are indeed some ruts in *paved* roman roads, although I cannot confirm if these date from the Roman Era (like you say, there has been a continuous usage of some roman roads). What I can say is, in long (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related) —Jason J. Railton
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| | | | | | (...) Another misconception. There are some old roman roads around, but largely only in areas where there is no heavy traffic, or ever has been - e.g. up to or inside preserved large houses, walled towns etc. What is used is the route. The Romans (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related) —Matthew J. Chiles
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| | | | | (...) I recall my visit to Pompeii, Italy, 10 years ago. The Romans there used stepping stones to cross streets from sidewalk to sidewalk, much like a zebra crossing type sidewalk today, but elevated. As I recall the stones were spaced so that (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Very funny bit of information on the guage of American Railroads (Not directly LEGO related) —Frank Filz
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| | | | (...) When I drove a Renault LeCar for a while, I was very aware of ruts in the highways. It had a sufficiently narrower wheel spacing that it would ride either on the left or the right hand side of the lane. Every once in a while, it would lurch (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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