American Army railway trials

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:04 pm

Just been given this address
http://www.realmilitaryvideos.com/wwii- ... erailment/

60041 · Post by **60041** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:04 pm

That is an amazing bit of film, the sight of the trains jumping the gap was not something I expected to see. I do wonder how a European train would have coped, the Americans used very flexible bar frames on their locos, and their rolling stock tends to have very resilient suspension in order to cope with their often poor track.
I would like to see a similar experiment carried out here, but I suspect I will have a long wait.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:29 pm

amazing piece of film....why do my trains derail with a spider ??????

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:31 am

Now if it had of been on a curve?

James Brodie · Post by **James Brodie** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:15 am

I agree, on a curve just a short length taken out on the outside curve would do the job.
JB.

kudu · Post by **kudu** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:14 am

Dave wrote:amazing piece of film....why do my trains derail with a spider ??????

Dunno, but I bet you'll find the answer on the web.

On the subject of derailments, I've just bought the 1928 film "The Wrecker" which features the demise of a SER A class and some elderly carriages.

Kudu

StevieG · Post by **StevieG** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:01 pm

kudu wrote: " .... On the subject of derailments, I've just bought the 1928 film "The Wrecker" which features the demise of a SER A class and some elderly carriages. "

Kudu

As was much of "Oh! Mr. Porter", wasn't 'The Wrecker' also staged on the Basingstoke & Alton Light Railway?

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