To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.trainsOpen lugnet.trains in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Trains / 5947
  Re: Train Speed
 
Using 1 stud = 1.25" (which is 8 studs wide = a 10' wide train car) it ends up being 128 mph. Of course, pulling some 8 wide cars will undoubtedly slow that down a lot. Mike Poindexter Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Train Speed
 
(...) I should note that these tests used a bare motor and a few 2x6 plates. I think the top speed with my GP-35 was about 2.5 mph or so. -chris (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Train Speed
 
How does that compare with the scale speed of other model trains? Or in general, how does 3 mph compare with other model trains, not considering scale. (...) <snip> (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.trains)

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR