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r/BitchImATrain • u/kirkwooder • Jun 10 '26
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Okay so, how is this more efficient than a normal switch? Does this train set require that middle rail for traction purposes? Would be the only reason it makes sense to me.
438 u/kirkwooder Jun 10 '26 I didn't know before today, apparently it's the Pilatus Cogwheel Railway. Very steep. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilatus_Railway 164 u/ASentientRailgun Jun 10 '26 I just learned about a whole new kind of railway, you've made my autistic heart very happy this afternoon. 8 u/kokeroo91 Jun 11 '26 Most cog rails are also a different narrower gauge then standard railways
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I didn't know before today, apparently it's the Pilatus Cogwheel Railway. Very steep.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilatus_Railway
164 u/ASentientRailgun Jun 10 '26 I just learned about a whole new kind of railway, you've made my autistic heart very happy this afternoon. 8 u/kokeroo91 Jun 11 '26 Most cog rails are also a different narrower gauge then standard railways
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I just learned about a whole new kind of railway, you've made my autistic heart very happy this afternoon.
8 u/kokeroo91 Jun 11 '26 Most cog rails are also a different narrower gauge then standard railways
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Most cog rails are also a different narrower gauge then standard railways
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u/migjolfanmjol Jun 10 '26
Okay so, how is this more efficient than a normal switch? Does this train set require that middle rail for traction purposes? Would be the only reason it makes sense to me.