Re: Speed and wheel size of rolling stock
| July 21, 2014 06:58AM |
I'll go along.
Just get coolies with bigger feet.
a circle with an inscribed circle only only tangent at one point.
Must be a heck of a rail deformation to make the rail become 26" radius and get a larger footprint.
GRIN
Doug vV
P. S. rubber air filled tires do deform. Cast steel wheels do not under normal railroad operating conditions. Same with steel rail.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/21/2014 08:28AM by dougvv.
Just get coolies with bigger feet.
a circle with an inscribed circle only only tangent at one point.
Must be a heck of a rail deformation to make the rail become 26" radius and get a larger footprint.
GRIN
Doug vV
P. S. rubber air filled tires do deform. Cast steel wheels do not under normal railroad operating conditions. Same with steel rail.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/21/2014 08:28AM by dougvv.
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