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| John Hill:
--- Quote from: Darren on January 20, 2010, 11:03:05 AM ---I took the bits back today and got a look at the engine above. I was surprised how big it was. Very nice condition as well. --- End quote --- If I read the page correctly it is only a little over ten years old, about the same age as my car! :lol: What does intrigue me is how it ballances on the rail, I can see little guide wheels but surely the rail would have to be very firmly fixed to terra firma if they were to stop it toppling over. :scratch: |
| Darren:
Hi John, No, nothing is fixed to the ground, the track just sits there. It's not even bolted together but rather designed for easy erection and dismantling originally for rough terrain. Particularly useful on new building sites http://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/16/Monorail.htm I have a brochure with some very interesting pictures giving example of where this system takes advantage over conventional twin tracks. Remember, this is originally designed as a working tool and was never thought as a recreational system until more recent times. |
| John Hill:
We have abaout 400 funiculars in our town, mostly serving residential properties, and a some of them are monorails though I have never stopped to look closely at one. |
| Darren:
There's a few of them around here as well, though not for residential use .... can you give us some more info please John ? |
| John Hill:
This is one company quite active in the area http://www.accessauto.co.nz/products.php A lot of the older ones were DIY jobs using all sorts of methods. There were some, now not allowed, that worked on a counter weight system where city water ran into a tank at the top which then ran down to pull the car up. |
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