 | | Re: End of 9V Trains protest layout idea —Reinhard "Ben" Beneke
| | | | (...) Good question - depending on my former tests, I would guess, that short 4-wheel waggons (like the lightweight barrel waggon from set 2126) with not more than 6 studs distance from wheel block to wheel block offer the lower running resistance. (...) (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | How to pull a long train (Was: Re: End of 9V Trains protest layout idea) —Martin Srb
| | | | | (...) The running resistance is a complex issue. Its main factors are: weight, speed, distance between axles, and track type (straight/curve). On the real life trains, suspension is also an important factor. On a straight track, the movement of a (...) (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: How to pull a long train (Was: Re: End of 9V Trains protest layout idea) —Reinhard "Ben" Beneke
| | | | | (...) [zick-zack] Hi Martin, you have added a few interesting issues into the discussion - especially the biting on straight track was more or less new for me, but of cause fully understandable. I think this is one of the reasons, why real life (...) (17 years ago, 25-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
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