[WIP] [MOC] [OcTRAINber] AshiValkoinen's entry - Wiener Linien ULF tram

[Ashi Valkoinen]

20 hours ago, Hod Carrier said:

These are the chaps. They are rubber nitrile gasket rings of 1.5mm thickness and 14.5mm diameter. I found that they sit very nicely inside the groove of the LEGO train wheelsets very nicely in place of the standard traction bands.

Hoping this helps.

Ahh, fines, it will help by now. The Hungrian word "tömítés" means a water resist thingy you put by the joints of the water pipes, but I never thought that "O-ring" will be this. :D

I'll look up in local stores to buy some and try it with the tram, really thanks for the advice!

[Hod Carrier]

3 hours ago, Roadmonkeytj said:

Do you happen to recall the P (or G number)  is P22 or G15?

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that I don't. I must have bought these sometime during 2016 off eBay, so even the purchase records have been purged.

@Ashi Valkoinen You're most welcome. Hopefully it will help your tram's performance a bit.

Looking at your photos I am wondering if perhaps you're getting a lot of unwanted additional friction, because the front and rear sections don't appear to turn as much as I had expected. I know that successful Talgo trains have been built which appear to use some species of steering linkage to ensure correct articulation, but I don't think there is quite enough space inside your tram to implement this without losing the signature low floor that I know you were keen to replicate.

Edited November 5, 2018 by Hod Carrier