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Re: BRISBANE LIGHT RAIL / TRAMS
- To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
- Subject: Re: BRISBANE LIGHT RAIL / TRAMS
- From: tri@ihug.co.nz (Alex Campbell)
- Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 10:29:44 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: The Internet Group Ltd
- References: <347944CD.5AC104A2@merddyn.apana.org.au> <347A850D.B50@NMIT.EDU.VIC.AU> <347A4D60.EF87E137@merddyn.apana.org.au> <347c4813.4120365@news.magna.com.au> <347E5DE1.A49FBE7E@merddyn.apana.org.au>
On Fri, 28 Nov 1997 17:00:01 +1100, garry <garry@merddyn.apana.org.au>
wrote:
>It is very doubtful that off the shelf cars will be used since the
>narrow streets and tight curves (40ft radius) needed on the Brisbane
>System - even on the newly proposed one - will dictate pointed noses
>as on the FM's if the cars are to have any carrying capacity at all
>without being in more than two sections.
>
>Cheers
>
>Garry
Rememebering of course that modern cars such as the ABB Variotram with
their articulated designs have considerably smaller swept paths than
traditional ridgid bogie designs. The need for pointed noses is
redundant when the nose of the tram actually follows the path of the
track. Pointed noses will probably only be needed if traditional
"ridgid" tram designs are used which don't appear to be the current
direction in rolling stock design.
Alex Campbell