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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2007 13:22:06 GMT
Are there any pics of the now sadly abandoned Space Train project model/computer generated graphics for the Victoria line? It was really a great idea.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2007 4:04:33 GMT
I have two photos of the mock up model on my flickr site:- www.flickr.com/photos/stephenk1977/108328170/www.flickr.com/photos/stephenk1977/108328169/It is a shame the project was abandoned, as the concept had a lot of benefits. As far as I know PPP put an end to this project. Low floor tram bogie technology which has matured in the last few years could be utilised in any future similar articulating car projects, keeping the development costs lower. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2007 12:26:10 GMT
Actually I think the sections were short enough to permit one bogie per section. That would save even more. Still, the concept was one to admire.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2007 20:35:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2007 8:22:18 GMT
Actually I think the sections were short enough to permit one bogie per section. That would save even more. Still, the concept was one to admire. The approx 11m long cars were articulated, as the adjacent car ends shared a bogie. Each bogie contained 6 wheels, except for the leading and trailing bogies which had 4 wheels. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2007 10:40:11 GMT
Nice. The overall concept was marvelous. It was silly to scrap it. I heard the wheels were rather small.
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Post by Colin on Jul 19, 2007 12:57:24 GMT
I heard the wheels were rather small. Have a look at stephenk's 2nd link above - it shows them quite clearly  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2007 13:11:34 GMT
Indeed. Perhaps they are excessively small?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2007 8:50:11 GMT
Indeed. Perhaps they are excessively small? Small wheels (circa 500-600mm diameter) are now commonly found on low floor trams which can travel at similar speeds to tube trains. So I would not say they are excessively small. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2007 12:34:59 GMT
So small!?! I would have thought that 750mm was tiny...
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