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Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 29 Aug 2000 19:13:11 GMT
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> > Is the funicular dragged by cables instead of self-powered?
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> I think it a funicular is pulled by cables rather than rack. But, I'm not for
> sure.
Sort of. A funicular is normally moved by arranging the top car to be heavier
than the bottom car, and changing that around :). This is usually done using
water, filling a tank under the upper car with water, and emptying the lower
car's tank.
I think that is the major difference between a funicular and a normal cable
railway which usually has a engine to move the cars both up and down...I have a
photo of a cable car at a 77 degree slope...
James P
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 | | Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview
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| (...) I think it a funicular is pulled by cables rather than rack. But, I'm not for sure. Maybe "funicular" is a more general name for any type of steep rail car that is shaped like a parallelogram? By the way, thanks for pointing out the rack rail (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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