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James

April 30, 2018 05:27AM

Registered: 13 years ago
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200 foot radius is about 29 degrees, which ought to work for such a locomotive given proper track construction and gauge widening in the sharpest parts of the curves. The ET&WNC owned a couple of moguls that had a 12-foot fixed wheelbase and those managed to get around something like a 32 degree curve on that line. Likewise, the class 45.5 ten-wheelers on the D&RG had a 12 foot fixed wheelbase and could manage a 30 degree curve, as could the consolidations whose fixed wheelbase wasn't much less. Long-term, accelerated flange wear might be something to watch out for.

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Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	AFTX	April 29, 2018 11:21PM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	James	April 30, 2018 05:27AM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	jim pallow	April 30, 2018 07:14AM
Colorado State?	hank	April 30, 2018 09:41AM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	AFTX	April 30, 2018 10:06AM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	AFTX	May 01, 2018 12:37PM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	James	May 02, 2018 01:55PM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	Jeff Taylor	May 02, 2018 08:57PM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	Randy Hees	May 03, 2018 07:01PM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	AFTX	May 11, 2018 03:11PM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	nedsn3	May 11, 2018 06:59PM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	AFTX	May 12, 2018 10:49AM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	Bruce R. Pier	May 12, 2018 10:10PM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	GeorgeGaskill	May 12, 2018 11:46PM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	Bruce R. Pier	May 13, 2018 11:59AM
Re: Minimum radius curve for Emma Nevada with 144" wheelbase?	AFTX	May 20, 2018 11:18AM

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