Re: NSW - Continue the Research - Tilt Train

["Goldie" <goldicom@powerup.com.au>]

Sounds like a vertical centre of gravity problem.

The train will only fall over if the centre of gravity gets outside the
footprint.

If it is higher, it will fall over at less angular displacement.

I suspect the Tangara (or at least some Tangara vehicles) have some heavy
gear mounted high that other sets don't have.

Are the vehicles that tip over a common type (eg. motor driver or somthing)

Goldie

PS I have never seen a Tangara close up and know absolute nothing about them
except they are a Sydney electric passenger thingo!
"David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> iyb@dingoblue.net.au wrote:
>
> > Fishtanks tip over for one reason only and that is the way that they are
> > coupled, with the drawbar being a cylindrical device and as such allows
the
> > bar to go through 360 degrees so when the car gets to the point of no
return
> > there is nothing to stop it going over.
> > Where as conventional rolling stock using the old faithful automatic
coupler
> > so when the car gets to the point of no return the auto on the car it is
> > coupled to says come back here and prevents the car from tipping over.
>
> Or it breaks.
>
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