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Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview
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Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:44:16 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:
> This is a very preliminary design study of a funicular (proper name?).
> It is a somewhat parallogram-ish single passenger car for going up a very • steep
> and straight incline (mountain).
These ARE cool, aren't they
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> I'm pretty excited about it, mostly because my wife may get encouraged to help
> me with this project. We rode a vehicle like this in Switzerland during our
> honeymoon.
Where? There are (at least?) two in Zurich, both of which I rode.
The vehicle we rode was pulled and lowered along the steep trac>k
> via a cable system that rode along guide-pulleys in the center of the track.
> My wife may help build the small mountain, if we have enough burps and bricks
> to do it.
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> The model is quite blandly red. No interesting features other than the • general
> shape.
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> http://www.ee.nmt.edu/~jmathis/legopicts/funicular/funicular_v1_p1.jpg
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> I post this picture for inspiration.
> I may never get around to building a mountain, designing landscape, and
> construction station stops.
> If anyone desires to follow-up on theis construct concept, PLEASE DO!
> I wouldn't care if I build it or someone else does.
> I just think a mountain landscape and train scene with funicular train would
> just be very cool.
> I'd love to see it done! Great addition to a club layout, in my very humble
> opinion.
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> Thanks for reading my ramblings.
> (Hope somebody at least kinda like the idea.)
There was a code pilot controlled rack railway with a carriage quite similar
in appearance to yours at the LLC grand opening legofest 20 march 1999. I
forget who brought it but it was cool and you ought to look at it if you can
(there are pictures somewhere).
I found your car to be rather steep, slantwise. As I recall, Rigiblick was
that steep (although much smaller, it was all one level inside) and Polybahn
wasn't quite that steep with only 2 steps between each level.
++Lar
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| (...) help (...) The funicular we rode started in Vevey, and made stops in towns up to Mt. Pelerin. This is near Montreax on Lake Geneva. We bought some nice wine at a family owned winery when we stopped in Chardonne- chatted some with the owners as (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview
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| (...) My wife and I rode one in St. Moritz, at the eastern end of the Swiss mountain railway system. It was a wonderful view from the top - the Alps were visible reaching into Austria and Italy, all covered with a layer of fresh snow. Steve (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| This is a very preliminary design study of a funicular (proper name?). It is a somewhat parallogram-ish single passenger car for going up a very steep and straight incline (mountain). I'm pretty excited about it, mostly because my wife may get (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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