remote control pantograph articulation

[cteno4]

the same guy who made the custom 1000 and 7000 series also did a remote control tram pantograph articulation mechanism. wow!

 

 

cheers

 

jeff

[cteno4]

video of the mechanism

 

 

jeff

[westfalen]

Very nice, that would be a great attention getter at shows.

 

But a little criticism, and pardon my limited knowledge of electric trains here , shouldn't the pantograph be raised when tram is moving? The mechanism appears to raise the pan when the tram stops and drop it again once it starts moving.

[cteno4]

i think he just did that so you could watch it while its not moving. i think he is using the cl circuit to control this so it should be independent of the loco motor.

 

jeff

[Bernard]

Amazing! I wouldn't have thought this was possible.

[Martijn Meerts]

Looks good :) Of course, it brings up the point again, how much animation can you have without taking it too far. For example, why have movable pantographs if you don't have overhead wire, and then I don't just mean masts, but the actual wire as well :)

 

I know Roco has coaches with doors that open and close. Looks really nice, until a train with 7-8 of those cars stops at a station, all doors open, and all the waiting passengers just stand and stare =)