Electricsteam Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 This is the Es. Co. Steam-Mono-Tram-Thing... This is highly based of of the Lisbon Tramway. (picture needed) It uses the 2 stablizer wheels to keep balanced on the monorail track. This locomotives runs he oddest wheel arrangement of 1-2-1. Here is the view of the unusual way it stays on the Mono-Tram-Rail-Thing... I tried also to base the locomotive on the very well designed B-model of the 9v cargo train set 4559. Quote
Locomotive Annie Posted April 10, 2013 Posted April 10, 2013 I said it in my own thread and I'll say it again, - well done ES! Quote
Spitfire2865 Posted April 10, 2013 Posted April 10, 2013 Very nice. Interesting use of train wheels. Quote
Hrw-Amen Posted April 10, 2013 Posted April 10, 2013 Looks like a good design, how well does it manage corners and switches? Are you able to run it around track without it coming off the rails? I have been looking at pictures of some of these single tracked engines over the last month or so as there have been a few obscure mentions of them in threads. However your little build there seems to capture the essence of the idea very well! Quote
Electricsteam Posted April 12, 2013 Author Posted April 12, 2013 Update: I finished the Worker Coach and added the picture of 4559 B-model. Quote
Spitfire2865 Posted April 12, 2013 Posted April 12, 2013 Very nice. Though not much a fan of a 3 wheeled coach. I think you pulled it off well. Quote
Locomotive Annie Posted April 12, 2013 Posted April 12, 2013 Good to see the details of the coach after the single teaser picture in my own thread. It's fascinating to see the three wheel method used by the Lisbon Tramway on their coaches as compared with the Ewings system. And you provided a stove to keep your passengers nice and warm! I'll have to keep that one quiet or my lot will be demanding a stove in their coach Quote
Electricsteam Posted April 13, 2013 Author Posted April 13, 2013 Good to see the details of the coach after the single teaser picture in my own thread. It's fascinating to see the three wheel method used by the Lisbon Tramway on their coaches as compared with the Ewings system. And you provided a stove to keep your passengers nice and warm! I'll have to keep that one quiet or my lot will be demanding a stove in their coach Its a Worker Wagon I plan to prototype a design of the real coaches later I have nicknamed them Coachest on stilts. I just find it odd that they would have them so high up. Quote
Jade124 Posted February 17, 2019 Posted February 17, 2019 I'm loving this design, a great use of single rails (I have so many of these somewhere). Ever attempted a switch design for the tracks? Quote
Man with a hat Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 Great work. I always enjoy your obscure trains. So nice to see those different workings. An very cleverly designed as well. Quote
doug72 Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) Re Lisbon Mono Rail Steam Tram: For more info see this website:http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/lisbontramway/lisbontramway.htm The large wheels drive the train - the small wheels guide the train along the mono rail. In later versions the center guide rail was set flush into the road. The Lisbon Steam Tram was a 1-1-2-1-1 configuration. Edited February 18, 2019 by Doug72 Quote
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