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Re: The Queensland Tilt Train - and it tilts!
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Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:37:02 GMT
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Congratulations, Esben! Thats a fine looking train. I find the tilt mechanism
very interesting! Only one other tilt train I know of is James Mathis’ APT,
which from what I know, uses a similar mechanism. It’s a pity that this doesn’t
have interiors, but that IS asking a bit much, so I’m not going to heckle. And I
feel your pain about the curved top bricks- I’m going to have to order 120 (!!!)
of those for my own train soon....
Best Wishes,
Legoswami Samarth
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| (...) Samarth, perhaps you missed this one: (URL) A 4-car British Pendolino, using bevel gears for the tilt. This means it can cope well with double bends (the Hornby APT rises up on double bends because it relies on a tilted curved track on which (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | The Queensland Tilt Train - and it tilts!
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| Hey everyone, Just returned to my pile of Lego bricks after half a year on exchange at the University of Queensland in Brisbane... Australia is awesome, I reckon! Anyway, I came across this wonderful train with a name that says it all, the Tilt (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.au.qld.bri, lugnet.loc.au.qld.bun, lugnet.loc.au.qld.cai, lugnet.loc.au.qld.roc, lugnet.loc.au.qld.mac, FTX) !!
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