Early diesels were coupled with solid drawbars, so the equipment could be in a permanently coupled second unit. Steam locomotives, of course, would have a permanently coupled tender.
I'll leave the details to the technocrats - I would rather run trains than worry about that. Bob Nicholson ____________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Gavin" <cso...@...> wrote: > > Um.. what happens when you switch the car into a spur, and uncouple it to > leave it there? > > --- In [email protected], Peter Vanvliet <pavanvliet@> wrote: > > > > Looking at the specs for the battery (14.8 volts) and the decoder, you > > could fit both in a 40-foot S-scale boxcar and run a set of wires to the > > engine to power the motor. These are designed for garden railroads, but > > it looks like the technology is already small enough for S. The two > > wires could be disguised as brake lines. If I only had about $400 to > > spare right now... > > > > http://www.cvpusa.com/doc_center/r4_12_pg_2010_sales_catalog.pdf > > > > - Peter. > > > > On 09/21/2010 5:42 pm, Ed wrote: > > >> The day of battery powered trains may not be too far off.... > > > Gary...It is here as you read this. Click here: > > > > > > http://www.cvpusa.com/airwire900_system_info.php > > > Cheers...Ed L. > > > > > > > -- > > Peter Vanvliet (pavanvliet@, or peter@) > > Houston, Texas > > > > "It is easy to give up; anyone can do that..." > > > > http://pmrr.org/ (my model railroad) > > http://fourthray.com/ (my company) > > http://houstonsgaugers.org/ (model railroad club) > > -- > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
