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Re: World's longest narrow gauge passenger train
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2022 3:46 pm
by Old Man Aaron
With the recent disposal of two thirds of my coaching stock, I'm proud to add a whopping 16" of coach and short-wheelbase guard's van.
On a more serious note, both these trains are boggling my 2am-tired mind.
Re: World's longest narrow gauge passenger train
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2022 4:52 pm
by stevenfitch
gregh wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:07 am
ge_rik wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 7:41 am
I did find an article about the logistics, but can't now track it down. There were 25 four-car sets which they could only run downhill and in so doing generated 4000kwh of power. I've tracked down this other article which gives some of the stats
Rik
Thanks Rik. My first thought was it 'must be going downhill', but not knowing the Swiss elec network, didn't want to suggest that.
Me also, "how can they have all of that power drawn in the same section"
I know parts of London Underground are restricted to how many units can be in the same section and Tyne & Wear Metro had an issue at the end of Great North Run a few years ago with something like 6 trains sitting in the South Shields section when the max is supposed to be 4.
Re: World's longest narrow gauge passenger train
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:07 pm
by Lonsdaler
I can add a meagre 2450mm ( /16 = 153 feet) to that total of 1651 feet, giving us a total so far of 1804 feet.
Who's next?
Re: World's longest narrow gauge passenger train
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:16 am
by Andrew
Lonsdaler wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:07 pm
I can add a meagre 2450mm ( /16 = 153 feet) to that total of 1651 feet, giving us a total so far of
1804 feet.
Who's next?
That's 1829 with Aaron's contribution!
Roll up, roll up!
Re: World's longest narrow gauge passenger train
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2022 7:10 am
by Lonsdaler
Andrew wrote: ↑Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:16 am
Lonsdaler wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:07 pm
I can add a meagre 2450mm ( /16 = 153 feet) to that total of 1651 feet, giving us a total so far of
1804 feet.
Who's next?
That's 1829 with Aaron's contribution!
Roll up, roll up!
Ah, I missed Aaron's post (apologies Aaron).
Re: World's longest narrow gauge passenger train
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2022 11:05 am
by philipy
I can add an even more meagre 2320mm (/16 = 145ft)
Re: World's longest narrow gauge passenger train
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 6:58 pm
by big-ted
Happy to add my collection of four Brandbright 4-wheelers for another 800mm. Would need a long coupling chain to reach me in Canada though!
Re: World's longest narrow gauge passenger train
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 4:01 pm
by Andrew
Thanks Big Ted!
With Philip's addition, we're now at 2,024 feet...
Ted, I think we'll have to discount the coupling chain because - although we'd definitely break the record, to stretch that far the chain would need to be over 3,500 actual miles long...
Talking of long distances - do any of out Australian members want to play? A couple of you have a good number of carriages in their fleets...