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Posted: Sat Feb 11th, 2017 05:23 am |
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The image shows Edison's train near his Menlo Park, New Jersey lab.
I believe the train ran to a nearby lake.
Henry Ford Museum has a full-size reproduction of the "engine and rolling stock" shown in the image.
Unfortunately it is no longer on display.
Dan
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Posted: Sat Feb 11th, 2017 06:22 am |
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Posted: Sat Feb 11th, 2017 02:01 pm |
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Both Thomas and Werner invented DCC ( direct current conductors ),
and relied on center-rail pickup when running by track power.
No wonder Märklin kept that principle.
Thomas obviously invented BPRC ( battery powered railborne commuting ), too.
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Posted: Sat Feb 11th, 2017 02:52 pm |
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Werner's locomotive used a center rail, Edison's didn't
Either way, I wouldn't want to step on both rails simultaneously!
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First electric locomotive by Davidson, 1839
From T. du Moncel, Electricity as a Motive Power, London, 1883, fig. 32
1837 - 1842 Robert Davidson (Scottish) also developed electric motors since 1837.
He made several drives for a lathe and model vehicles.
In 1839 Davidson manages the construction of the first electrically powered car.
In September 1842, he makes trial runs with a 5-ton, 4.8 m long locomotive on the railway line from Edinburgh to Glasgow.
Its engine makes about 1 hp (0.74 kW) and reaches a speed of 4 mph (6.4 km / h).
As you can see, both of them were just epigones..
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Posted: Sat Feb 11th, 2017 09:12 pm |
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Helmut wrote:
As you can see, both of them were just epigones..
Had to go look up epigone.
Origin Mid 18th century:
plurals from French épigones and Latin epigoni,
from Greek epigonoi those born afterwards (based on gignesthai be born).
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/epigone
( and the the thought occurs that someone needs to do a quirky freelance On30 electric railway run by Werner von Volt )
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Posted: Sun Feb 12th, 2017 02:45 am |
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Posted: Sun Feb 12th, 2017 03:31 am |
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That's a great find there Helmut!
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