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    Re: Track slope... —Larry Pieniazek
   Good topic! (...) 13 is a bit low for anything oversize, IMHO, but I model 'merican. It's probably OK for eurotrash stuff. (...) Good question. Just as with real railroads, the answer is "it depends". Your slope in general is limited by the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Track slope... —Paul Foster
     (...) Not having access to a used book store, why a civil eng text from before WWII? Did that data become classified after WWII? (25 years ago, 21-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Track slope... —Larry Pieniazek
      (...) There was an emphasis shift in introductory civil texts around that time period, as highway and airport engineering became more prominent. In any 1920 era civil text, railroad and bridge engineering vastly outweigh airport and highway (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Track slope... —Simon Denscombe
   (...) Eurotrash!! That's the name of a TV Program. You're just jealous that European Passenger trains can run at 186mph. (...) Are the metal rails magnetic? If so you could use Superhedsion(TM) basically using magnets to improve traction. (...) How (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Track slope... —Christopher Masi
   (...) Did you just invent this word and trademark it or is Superhedsion a real word/technique? (...) Everyone loves to torture Larry, huh? (25 years ago, 21-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Track slope... —James Powell
   (...) hmm...actually, the trademark name is "magnahdsion" (or some spelling thereove) and belongs to Hornby Railways. Used on such (wonderful) engines as my Lord of The Isles, Rocket, and dockyard shunter... (yep, I have OO gauge trains too...heck, (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Track slope... —Simon Denscombe
   (...) I was referring to Hornby's Technology - I thought it was Superhedsion - it picks up all the loose nails on the track. The Scalextric equivalent (Slotcars) is called Magnatraction basically a magnet on the bottom of the car sticks the car to (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
 

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