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Re: Model of MATRA VAL System
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Mon, 6 Mar 2000 17:41:52 GMT
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Iain,
This is an ingeneous bit of work! I've looped through the .avi movie several
times. I love it!
later,
James Mathis
In lugnet.trains, Iain Hendry writes:
> Hello,
>
> (This is the first time posting to lugnet.trains!)
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> I havn't really done anything with trains for *years*. It's all been
> robotics and amusement rides... but my passion for trains (more
> specifically, unorthidox mass transit) didn't die off.
>
> My first "realistic" model in a long while is of MATRA's VAL system. Vehicle
> Automatique Legre (excuse the butchered french!) runs in a few french cities
> (Lille, Toulouse), and it looks like an incredible system. It all runs on
> rubber tyres on concrete guideways, similar to Montreal's metro (although on
> a much smaller scale, in this case).
>
> I've created a simple video to show the thing in action, running between the
> three stations on my line, Metro Centre, South Grove, and Alsthom.
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> http://www.oxford.net/~hendryjr/temp/metro.avi
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> Remember this is my first train project! Please be light on me (^:
>
> Iain
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