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Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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Date: 
Tue, 3 May 2005 14:41:38 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote:

   I’ll give you the buffers, but I don’t see that the wheelsets are particularly European, in what way do you mean?


Practically every US stock car runs on Bettendorf trucks, which resemble this (that Ross created):



The TLG trucks are designed to resemble more of the single axle type for European stock cars.

JOHN



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  Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
 
(...) The Bettendorf type trucks (is that a manufacturer or a generic type or patent?) look like a swing arm type and yes, are very different from any truck you could make with the stock Lego wheelsets, however I'm sure there are/have been many (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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  Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
 
(...) I'll give you the buffers, but I don't see that the wheelsets are particularly European, in what way do you mean? Tim (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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