A rail trolley with ajustable bogies!

[rastis]

G'day! :wave:

Today, I recently traveled to Moonta on the Yorke Pennisula. There, I discovered the disused Moonta railway station. Now, I've had this idea for quite some time. I would like to build a rail trolley that can have it's bogies converted to suit different gauges. What I had in mind was a 2-axle chassie, a timber or aluminium floor bolted to the body of the trolley. The rail trolley would have two front and rear axle floating enabling you to adjust to different gauge track. It is to be driven by a 4-stroke engine and gear box out of a motorcycle. The braking system is going to be similar in a steam engine, pull a lever and the brake blocks drop onto the wheels. So far, this is being planned. Any ideas and how I could improve this?
Cheers!

Jake.

 

[whitepass]

In the US back in the 1870's some bogeys had wheels on one side that could be moved in or out, it did not work that good as it was slow to do.

 

[narrowgauge]

If you have thoughts of running on the Moonta narrow gauge line, you will get the Moonta Railway company on your tail very quickly. The station may be disused but the railway is not.

Peter

 

[rastis]

G'day! :wave:

Nah. I had no intention of doing that! :hehe: I was mostly going for the intact disused lines. For example, the railway that goes from Moonta to Wallaroo then Kadina! Or maybe the rail line from Oberon to Tarana! The rails are intact on this one and it is a Rail Trail aswell!

Cheers!

Jake.

 

[gary6204]

try putting those air things that the put on cranes to make them move. and suit them to move with a special rail all at the same time

 

[Red_Rattler]

Now, I've had this idea for quite some time. I would like to build a rail trolley that can have it's bogies converted to suit different gauges.

What about Australia's atttempt at an Orient Express type tourist train such as the Great South(ern) Orient Express (or GSOE) that is now somewhere in Queensland that is gauge convertible? - opps forgot the sale of that train has been surrounded with secrets by the Queensland government/train owners for some reason.

 

[narrowgauge]

Jake

I had the same idea when I was driving down from Burra. The line from Burra to Clare seems to be intact. My daydream was to use rubber tyres on the rails surface with angled ball bearings acting on the inner face of the rails for guidance. You could run into problems where road crossings have been filled. That is where you lift the guide rollers and cross on the rubber tyres.

I'm not sure about the legality of doing this, the rail corridor and track must still belong to somebody. It is a nice thought.

Peter