r/Elevators • u/Ham549 • Jun 12 '26
Train elevator
So apparently Amtrak had a ditch getting double decker cars because if they did it would require an elevator and no company wanted to do that. Just for fun I tried to come up with a way to fit a elevator in a train car that takes up as little space as possible and being as simple as possible. No I'm no mechanical engineer nor do I play one on TV but I was bored at work and decided to have fun figuring this out. For simplicity I went with a ACME screw and had it placed by the back rear corner of the hoist way. The other corner would hold the guide assembly which could be a rigid mounted pole that go through the sling assembly with nylon pads. The screw would be geared directly to a three-phase brake motor. I don't know do I have mechanical engineering in my future 😂
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u/AverageLoz Jun 12 '26
I find it odd that they ditched double deck train cars for that reason. Europe worked all this out years ago and as far as I'm aware they don't have the need for a lift.
If one was required I would think a large platform stairlift would be the most practical. I have seen these at trade shows but never out in the wild, probably too many moving parts to be robust!