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Re: Another German MOC: BR 361 of DB
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 12 Sep 2000 18:16:01 GMT
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> Oh, I'll give you that. But remember, even if prototypes *could* negotiate • tight
> curves like that, they would look as ungainly doing it.
Strangely enough, I have seen photos of boxcabs and 40 ft boxcars going around
60' radius curves. They _do_ look funny doing it though. (The pic's are of
NYC harbor railways)...I'm aware that some of the logging railways claimed that
they "didn't need lights in the cab, the headlamp lit it up just fine!". The
issue of curves came up in regards to 1.5" scale trains, with the P&Q railway
in Victoria having had 15' radius curves. One of the locos that used to run on
it could only run one way around, because the other way around (it is a shay),
the drive couplings dropped off...on a 3% downgrade, leading to a 7' high
trestle...
James P
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 | | Re: Another German MOC: BR 361 of DB
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| (...) And I wasn't even referring to something as short as a scale 40 footer (32 studs for me); what I had in mind were my 60 stud long passenger cars... -John (...) (24 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Another German MOC: BR 361 of DB
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| (...) Oh, I'll give you that. But remember, even if prototypes *could* negotiate tight curves like that, they would look as ungainly doing it. (...) Yikes. Need a better reason than that! :-) (...) Actually, the wheels are a bit large (if we are (...) (24 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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