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Re: 1999 Train 4561
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 8 Dec 1998 08:03:14 GMT
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Calum Tsang wrote in message ...
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> > Well I think the drop-centre plates are used in European double-deck • trains
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> > get the extra room.
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> They're also used in the Canadian GO Train cars which are City/Suburban
> transit cars pulled by Diesel Electrics.
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> Calum
TLG train designers probably are concerned with making the train look sleek
and fast, and find the old heigth too high for such an impression. Also in
one respect, this results in more prototypical dimensions (heigth-to-with
ratio) than the classic trains.
Eric Brok
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| Eric Brok writes: > (...) Actually I think TLG is more concerned about keeping the cost down, reduced height means reduced piece counts, hence reduced cost. #4561 has significantly fewer pieces than #4558 Metroliner or #4559 Cargo Train. Matt (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) to (...) They're also used in the Canadian GO Train cars which are City/Suburban transit cars pulled by Diesel Electrics. Calum (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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