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Retarders (was Re: Train Stoppers)
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 8 Mar 2000 14:46:14 GMT
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While we are on the subject of stopping rail cars...
Does anyone have any ideas for a pneumatic powered retarder for use in
WAMALUGs new hump yard(1)? In real life, retarders are hydralic
powered machines that grab the wheels of freight cars was they roll
down the hump in a hump yard. It functions to slow them down so they
don't hit the rest of the cars in the yard with too great a force.
-Chris
1- we aren't building a hump yard, it's just something we were talking
about.... it would be cool though.
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Retarders (was Re: Train Stoppers)
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| (...) ...But do we really need to be more retarded? I have enuf problems as it is... (...) ....hmmmm humping??... film it :-) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wildlink.com lugnet #160 (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Retarders (was Re: Train Stoppers)
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| (...) How about using the FO pieces rased using a pnumatic cylinder? I don't imagine that you would manage to build a hump yard except on a 'special' table, so the mounting wouldn't be impossible, but they would work OK I think for use as retarders. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train Stoppers
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| I've been playing around with the end of track stoppers but have yet to come up with something that works. I'd like to hear what other people/groups have come up with. I have the 4553 train wash but find all the impact is on the magnet coupler. I'd (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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