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Re: Re: Is it viable ?
- Subject: Re: Re: Is it viable ?
- From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 23:14:43 +1000
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On Wed, 30 May 2001 17:00:11 +1000, "keith malcolm"
<kmalcolm@tpg.com.au> wrote:
>
>David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
>news:3B1478AC.E4092FEC@fang.omni.com.au...
>>
>> Probably the best cars ever designed by BR was the APT-E. On straight
>> track, they could (theoretically) ride without flanges.
>
>Theoretically, any train can run with out flanges, even around curves. This
>does require perfect track geometry and wheel profiles.
There goes that theory then!
David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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