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  Re: The Queensland Tilt Train - and it tilts!
 
(...) A long time ago there was an example of another kind of active tilt (this QSR one uses gravity, near as I can tell) posted by, IIRC, Eric Brok. (URL) That one used 45 degree sloped pivots to force turns as the cars went through curves. VERY (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: The Queensland Tilt Train - and it tilts!
 
(...) I built a tilting train many years ago based loosely on the 4559 and used this principle - 2x2 turntables angled on hinges. I still have some paper pics somewhere. The design used leading bogies at the front to effect the tilt and a passive (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)

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