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Re: PCC (was Re: Success at Pleasanton GATS
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Date: 
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 04:42:44 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:

That's because you can't defy the laws of physics, Captain [1]; the wheels
*must* be shrouded....

Actually.... no, they don't need to be, Ensign Decker.

Some are some aren't, and running the truck without any sideframe at all is
not a bad approximation, actually.

I agree about the omission of the motor sideframes-- that's a given.  It's just
that the MOC sits so high on the trucks, it makes for one interesting first
step on or off the trolley;-)

Avoiding that problem building 8 wide is hard enough,  let alone 2 studs
narrower.

-John



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  Re: PCC (was Re: Success at Pleasanton GATS
 
(...) Actually.... no, they don't need to be, Ensign Decker. Some are some aren't, and running the truck without any sideframe at all is not a bad approximation, actually. (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)

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