762mm Special Narrow Gauge

[bill937ca]

Kintetsu special narrow gauge action on its 762mm gauge lines (30 inch gauge).

 

 

[Mudkip Orange]

Spring loaded switches = <3

[Guest ___]

I hate spring loaded switches, they kill the back when you have to throw them. We have two at Walkersville, and we do everything possible not to switch on the north lead just so we can avoid them.

[disturbman]

Don't know about those switches but I'd like to know how wide these trains are? 

[bikkuri bahn]

Don't know about those switches but I'd like to know how wide these trains are? 

 

Hard to find the data, but it seems to be 2100mm. With longitudinal seating, a couple of tall Dutchmen might bump knees.

 

http://www.uraken.net/rail/chiho/kintetsu/260.html

[disturbman]

lol... yeah. Those trains seemed pretty narrow. They look a bit like toy trains.

[Mudkip Orange]

what

[westfalen]

Don't know about those switches but I'd like to know how wide these trains are? 

 

Hard to find the data, but it seems to be 2100mm. With longitudinal seating, a couple of tall Dutchmen might bump knees.

 

http://www.uraken.net/rail/chiho/kintetsu/260.html

I don't know about Dutchmen, but here's one full of Australians.

[Guest ___]

[bill937ca]

The dimensions are on the Japanese Wkipedia page for the Hokusei line which formerly was part of the Kintetsu system as the Utsube line still is. Both lines use the same rolling stock.  Dimensions are L x W x H.

 

270 series  15600×2110×3670

140 series  11380×2130×3256

170 series  15600×2110×3190

 

Japanese Wkipedia pages:

 

Utsube line

 

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BF%91%E9%89%84%E5%86%85%E9%83%A8%E7%B7%9A

 

Hokusei line

 

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%89%E5%B2%90%E9%89%84%E9%81%93%E5%8C%97%E5%8B%A2%E7%B7%9A

 

Hinaga Station

 

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E6%B0%B8%E9%A7%85

[Mudkip Orange]

Hokusei line

 

Dude.

 

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:Img_Point_of_narrow_gauge_2.jpg

 

That trackwork makes Atlas turnouts look smooth and well-crafted.

[bikkuri bahn]

Hokusei line

 

Dude.

 

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:Img_Point_of_narrow_gauge_2.jpg

 

That trackwork makes Atlas turnouts look smooth and well-crafted.

 

Though in Hokusei's defense that turnout is a catch-point turnout, doesn't need to be pretty.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_points

[Guest ___]

 

Hard to find the data, but it seems to be 2100mm. With longitudinal seating, a couple of tall Dutchmen might bump knees.

 

http://www.uraken.net/rail/chiho/kintetsu/260.html

I don't know about Dutchmen, but here's one full of Australians.

 

 

That image must have been quite disconcerting to the natives.