Thread: Crossrail.
View Single Post
  #46   Report Post  
Old August 31st 04, 08:18 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
Ian Johnston Ian Johnston is offline
external usenet poster
  
First recorded activity at LondonBanter: Aug 2004
Posts: 22
Default Crossrail.
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:39:39 UTC, (Alex Terrell)
wrote:

: From a knowledge of engineering, rather than trains:
:
: Every time a carriage pulls on the following carriage, there is a loss
: of force (to the rails) dependent on the angle between the two
: carriages. So to pull the last carriage with force F, I need an
: engine force
:
: = F/((cos(X))^n),

Resolve along a tangent at the coupling.

Ian
Reply With QuoteReply With Quote