Locomotion Railcar

pauly · Post by **pauly** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 2:03 pm

SpudUk:98522 wrote:If I wasn't getting married I'd have a lot more...life has a funny way of being more important then hobbies sometimes

hurray for financially demanding events in your life!

SpudUk · Post by **SpudUk** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 2:09 pm

pauly:98523 wrote:
SpudUk:98522 wrote:If I wasn't getting married I'd have a lot more...life has a funny way of being more important then hobbies sometimes
hurray for financially demanding events in your life!

I'd take my wife-to-be over a Railbus any day of the week (but it's closer then you'd think)

pauly · Post by **pauly** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 2:09 pm

SpudUk:98524 wrote:
pauly:98523 wrote:
SpudUk:98522 wrote:If I wasn't getting married I'd have a lot more...life has a funny way of being more important then hobbies sometimes
hurray for financially demanding events in your life!
I'd take my wife-to-be over a Railbus any day of the week (but it's closer then you'd think)

I wouldnt
Ill take the railcar

SpudUk · Post by **SpudUk** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 2:12 pm

pauly:98525 wrote:
SpudUk:98524 wrote:
pauly:98523 wrote:
SpudUk:98522 wrote:If I wasn't getting married I'd have a lot more...life has a funny way of being more important then hobbies sometimes
hurray for financially demanding events in your life!
I'd take my wife-to-be over a Railbus any day of the week (but it's closer then you'd think)
I wouldnt
Ill take the railcar

You haven't met her

pauly · Post by **pauly** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 2:12 pm

SpudUk:98526 wrote:
pauly:98525 wrote:
SpudUk:98524 wrote:
pauly:98523 wrote:
SpudUk:98522 wrote:If I wasn't getting married I'd have a lot more...life has a funny way of being more important then hobbies sometimes
hurray for financially demanding events in your life!
I'd take my wife-to-be over a Railbus any day of the week (but it's closer then you'd think)
I wouldnt
Ill take the railcar
You haven't met her

no I havent

still dont think Id marry her
Iv met lots of people and havent married most of them

ace · Post by **ace** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:20 pm

Putting ponies, wives and money to one side......

Does anyone who owns one have any video of the rail-buses running? I'd like to know also what sort of gradients they can manage. Being single axle drive I would have thought that slipping would be inevitable, but that said there is a fair amount of weight over it with the boiler and everything else above it.

I am fascinated by these buses! I love trams and anything else like it.

Chris Cairns · Post by **Chris Cairns** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 12:04 am

Sorry ace but mine was purchased at a time when my self-employment was prosperous but was put straight into storage awaiting my back garden then garden railway to be built. Still waiting!

It is very heavy and includes what I seem to recall are concrete blocks in the chassis to stop it being front heavy. Bottoms out my scales so must be at least 3kgs.

As I posted above David Hippey of HGLW is experienced with servicing these railcars. His line is fairly level but does include some curves which are tighter than the Mamod 2' 6" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqv712g9CWk & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLIlFaN1RLg

Chris Cairns.

funandtrains · Post by **funandtrains** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:26 pm

So who one it on ebay for the bargain price £410?

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