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Re: high speed railways and strange flat bed cars
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 22 Mar 1999 04:26:19 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.STOPSPAMchem.tulane.edu
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I think you are right, the "steering" of the single wheelset must be linked to the
swinging of the car. The weight of the cars would hold the wheelset straight, but
as the train goes into the curve the swinging action would cause the wheelset to
curve. Nope, I have no idea how to do this...
Chris
Ben Fleskes wrote:
> What makes the Talgo train a challenging model is not only the common *single*
> wheelset between cars, but that the cars pivot inward when rounding curves to
> allow a higher speed and more comfortable ride for the passengers. I've made
> cars that will pivot inward with double wheelsets by translating the rotation
> of the wheelset to pivot the car above inward. But when you are working with a
> single wheelset, it has to be locked to the chassis of the car and not allowed
> to pivot. If a single wheelset can pivot, it will quickly go askew and derail.
I thought your tilting Metroliner was very cool.
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> Rubber bands may be useful to keep the wheelsets from going too far askew, but
> it will be a challenge. I look forward to hearing of any solution anyone comes
> up with.
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> Ben Fleskes
> PNLTC
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> In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile writes:
> > Just a copuple weeks ago I took the train from Portland to Seattle. It s was
> > the Amtrak (Talgo) passenger train. It has only one axle between cars. I tried
> > to find some pics but ran out of time here is a URL
> > http://www.talgo.com/prini.htm.
> > I plan to make one, I think this one calls for some fancy engineering and some
> > rubber bands (of course LEGO brand).
> > SteveB
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> <snip>
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| What makes the Talgo train a challenging model is not only the common *single* wheelset between cars, but that the cars pivot inward when rounding curves to allow a higher speed and more comfortable ride for the passengers. I've made cars that will (...) (26 years ago, 21-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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