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Re: Something completly new (translation)
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Date: 
Sun, 9 Jul 2000 22:37:11 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Manfred Moolhuysen writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Paul Rutenberg writes:
> > Check this out, i think its really cool, was built by a guy here in Europe,
> > just not sure what country, but german speaking, it is one of those trains
> > that go up the side of montains [snip]
> 
> His name is Heinrich Berg, he lives in Krefeld, so he's from Germany.
> 
> In lugnet.trains, Adrian Egli writes:
> > Will some here be courteous enough to translate the text for us ?
> 
> I'll give it a try. If you spot spelling- or style-errors, please inform me.
> I plan to send the text to Heinrich also, because he intents to add a English
> version. Text between [ ]-brackets is comment added by me.
> 
> 
> [Title]
> 
> LEGO® COGRAIL TRACK
> Here it is: The Lego® cograil track. First pictures, I'm still setting up and
> my time is limited.
> 
> [Beneath first picture]
> 
> The track has a gradient of 2 1/3 brick [height] over 8 studs [length] (tried
> this out, until the cogweel mechanism and the looks matched).
> It's driven by a 9V Technic Motor (5114) with worm screw transmission and a
> cogwheel that grips the gear rack between the rails.
> The current it taken from the rails through sliding-contacts.
> The worm screw transmission is clearly visable through the window.
> 
> The train runs from the valley terminal (platform [connection] with 9V train)
> towards the summit terminal (platform [connection] with 9V monorail) over a
> total distance of 4 track part lengths equiped with gear rack. Manualy
> regulated with a 9V Transformer (4548).
> 
> [Beneath second picture]
> 
> More pictures will follow, with instructions (...already a long time in
> preparation, will take a while...)
> 
> 
> Greatings from M. Moolhuysen. (who's living between the U.K. and Germany)

I just noticed this:
http://home.t-online.de/home/HeinerBerg/zahne.htm
ENGLISH!!!!
Very interesting, even to a non-train fan.
-John Rudy
(who will get into trains when there is a
Western train set.)



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  Re: Something completly new (translation)
 
(...) His name is Heinrich Berg, he lives in Krefeld, so he's from Germany. In lugnet.trains, Adrian Egli writes: (...) I'll give it a try. If you spot spelling- or style-errors, please inform me. I plan to send the text to Heinrich also, because he (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)

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