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Rack railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A cog railway, rack-and-pinion railway or rack railway is a railway with a special toothed rack rail or rack mounted on the railroad ties (sleepers) between the running rails. Most rack railways are mountain railways, although a few are transit railways or tramways built to overcome a steep gradient in an urban environment. The Riggenbach rack system, invented by Niklaus Riggenbach, is the oldest form of rack railway and uses a ladder rack, formed of steel plates or channels connected by round or square rods at regular intervals. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cog_railway   (1237 words)

Rail transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A typical railway (or railroad) track consists of two parallel steel (or in older networks, iron) rails, generally anchored perpendicular to beams (termed sleepers (Commonwealth) or railroad ties (U.S. and Canada)) of timber, concrete, or steel to maintain a consistent distance apart, or gauge. Securing railways is often more difficult than for other modes of transport because stations are designed with easy access and high capacity rather than security as their primary goals; most trains make many stops, rendering any sort of passenger screening difficult; and securing the tracks as they run through cities and the countryside is impractical. Railways soon spread throughout the United Kingdom and through the world, and became the dominant means of land transport for nearly a century, until the invention of aircraft and automobiles, which prompted a gradual decline in railways. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Railway   (3216 words)

Rack and Pinion The rack and pinion is used to convert between rotary and linear motion. Rack and pinions are commonly used in the steering system of cars to convert the rotary motion of the steering wheel to the side to side motion in the wheels. Rack and pinion gears give a positive motion especially compared to the friction drive of a wheel in tarmac. www.flying-pig.co.uk /mechanisms/pages/rackandpinion.html   (134 words)

Rack and Pinion Gears The ‘pinion’ is the normal round gear and the ‘rack’ is straight or flat. The pinion rotates and moves the rack in a straight line - another way of describing this is to say ‘rotary motion’ changes to ‘linear motion’. A ‘rack and pinion’ system is added to some trains to overcome this problem. www.technologystudent.com /gears1/gears4.htm   (350 words)

swuklink: Temporary Home Page     (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Railways or tramways for horse-drawn trucks in the north of England date from the early 16th century and a book published in 1550 shows an illustration of a narrow-guage railway in the Alsace mines. Although the railways in the UK were closely controlled by the government, the development of the railway system was left to private capital. The Midland Railway adopted the Westinghouse air-pressure brake in 1875. www.swuklink.com /BAAAGDDU.php   (1549 words)

Technical Information for The Snowdon Mountain Railway, North Wales Tourism The railway, laid to a gauge of 2ft 7 1⁄2 in (800 mm) which is common to most mountain railways, consists of a single track with 3 passing loops spaced equidistantly between Llanberis and the Summit. The total length of the railway is 4 miles 1188 yards (7.53 km), with an average gradient of 1 in 7.86. Snowdon Mountain Railway took delivery in 1995 of three diesel-electric railcars capable of multiple unit operation and manufactured in South Wales by HPE Tredegar Ltd. Each unit is capable of being coupled with one or two other units for multiple unit operation under the control of a single driver and guard. www.snowdonrailway.co.uk /technical_info.html   (645 words)

Cog railway A cog railway or rack and pinion railway is a mountain railway with a special centre rack rail[?] mounted in the middle of the sleepers[?] between the regular rails. Mount Washington in New Hampshire, built in 1869, the only railway in the world built entirely on a trestle (3.1 miles or 5.2 km long). The Nilgiri branch of the South Indian Railway, between Mettupalayam[?] and Conoor[?] in Tamil Nadu. www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ra/Rack_railway.html   (147 words)

Welcome to Tasmania - The Island - Fact File CD ROM >> Category >> Abt Railway It was opened 1896 by the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Co Ltd to connect Queenstown to the coast at Teepookana, and later to Regatta Point. The rack is actually two parallel rows of overlapping teeth and is fitted 12.7cm (five inches) higher than the outside rails. The rack cylinder engages with the rack and turns a toothed pinion wheel that, working with the locomotive's ordinary cylinders, helps it to haul a train up a steep hill. www.ontas.com.au /fact-file/category-abtrailway.htm   (283 words)

BBC NEWS | Wales | Mountain railway is UK's best The Snowdonia Mountain Railway at Llanberis is Britain's only public rack and pinion railway, running all the way from the village to the 3560ft summit of Snowdon. The railway, which is 106 years old, is open from 15 March until 1 November and attracted 130,000 visitors last year. Railway's foremen, Michael Roberts, said: "We are very lucky to work in the tourist industry yet to be employed all year round. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/2523971.stm   (535 words)

Swiss railway - trains in Switzerland : History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) The first railway station in Switzerland was opened in 1845 - but the first Swiss train did not take to the rails until 1847, on a completely different track about 70 kilometers (43 miles) away... The first railway company was established in Zurich in 1836, but it failed to get all the cantonal concessions it needed for its plans for a line to Basel, and it had to be wound up in the face of financial difficulties. The idea that the railways should be controlled by the federal government had never completely died, despite the power of the private companies. www.swissworld.org /eng/swissworld.html?siteSect=907&sid=3982474&cKey=1148284729000&rubricId=17145   (1083 words)

Snowdon Mountain Railway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Snowdon Mountain Railway was constructed between December 1894 and February 1896 at a total cost of £76,000, from the base station at Llanberis at a height of 353 ft (107.6m) above sea level, to the Summit Station at 3493 ft (1065m). The railway uses rack and pinion system with double rack rails, fastened to steel sleepers between the running rails. Each locomotive is equipped with toothed pinions (cogwheels), which engage the rack and provide all the traction necessary to scale the steepest inclines. www.hows.org.uk /personal/rail/misc/snow.htm   (206 words)

Cog railway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) A cog railway or rack-and-pinion railway is a mountain railway with a special centre rack rail mounted in the middle of the sleepers between the regular rails. An Abt rack features steel plates mounted vertically and in parallel to the rails, with rack teeth machined to a precise profile in them. On rack systems with extreme gradients, the boiler, cab and general superstructure of the locomotive is tilted forwards relative to the wheels, so that it is more or less horizontal when placed on the steeply graded track of the railway. bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/c/co/cog_railway.html   (726 words)

Zermatt - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article A few motor vehicles are permitted with permission from the cantonal police (generally granted only to some permanent residents). Most visitors reach Zermatt by cog railway train or taxi from the nearby town of Tasch. A spectacular rack and pinion railway line, the highest open-air railway in Europe, runs up to the summit of the Gornergrat at 3089m (10134 ft). www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/z/e/r/Zermatt.html   (451 words)

Rack and pinion - Definition, explanation A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. Rotational motion applied to the pinion will cause the rack to move to the side, up to the limit of its travel. The rack and pinion arrangement is commonly found in the steering mechanisms of carss or other wheeled, steered vehicles. www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/r/ra/rack_and_pinion.php   (131 words)

North West Railway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) A government-sponsored amalgamation of the standard gauge railways in the Island occurred in 1914 as a strategic railway for coastal defence. The railway reached Tidmouth in 1905 by means of a road-side tramway from Knapford; however a gale in the autumn of 1908 destroyed it. It is a rack and pinion railway that climbs to the summit of Culdee Fell. www.pegnsean.net /~railwayseries/nwrhistory.htm   (2318 words)

Rehabilitation of the Panama Railroad The Panama Railroad was one of the earlier railways in Central America. The railway will be importing good crushed rock ballast from Nova Scotia because water will pass through well and this allows the sub grade to drain quickly - very important when torrential downpours occur with great frequency. The railway has been at pains to avoid difficult areas such as blocking access to fire stations and particular care will be taken in the section which runs through the Sobrania National Park with its environmentally sensitive rain forest. www.railways.incanada.net /Articles/Article1999.html   (979 words)

The irresistible romance of a steam train scarred with the bullet holes of battle - Robert Fisk: 12 February 2005 Although scarred by bullets, the green paint on the wonderful old Swiss loco still reflects the glories of steam and of the Ottoman empire. I used to think all this was a fetish until I realised how deeply the railway system had permeated art. Turkish railways carried thousands of Armenians to their places of massacre. www.robert-fisk.com /articles459.htm   (1157 words)

Robert Fisk: The irresistible romance of a steam train scarred with the bullet holes of battle - The Independent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) I used to think all this was a fetish until I realised how deeply the railway system had permeated art. Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina falls in love on a train journey, decides to leave her husband on a railway platform and commits suicide by throwing herself in front of a goods train. Turkish railways carried thousands of Armenians to their places of massacre. www.selvesandothers.org /article8529.html   (1154 words)

GGB - Description   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) The Gornergrat Railway begins at the BVZ station in Zermatt and is a pure rack and pinion railway (Abt system). The 9.3 km long railway uses three-phase current and, like the BVZ was built as a pure tourist railway for operation only in summer. In face to 100th anniversary the GGB was renamed in 1998 from Gornergrat Railway to Gornergrat-Monte Rosa Railways. www.rail-info.ch /GGB/index.en.html   (324 words)

Pikes Peak Cog Railway, Colorado   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) The lower terminus of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway is in Manitou Springs, a small town on the western outskirts of Colorado Springs. rack and pinion) Railway runs for approximately nine miles from Manitou Springs to the summit of Pikes Peak. The whole of the railway journey is extremely scenic and the views from the summit of the surrounding mountain ranges in the distance are truly spectacular. www.grouptravels.com /usa_can/co/pikes_p.htm   (236 words)

Tourist Attractions in Snowdonia Wales - visit Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis The Railway was built at the end of the 19th Century, first opening to passengers on 6th April 1896. The Railway is laid on the north-western slopes of Snowdon and climbs 3124ft in its 4 5/8 mile journey from Llanberis to Summit Station, located just 66ft below the summit of Snowdon itself. Laid to a gauge of 800mm it is fitted throughout with a double bladed rack to the design patented by Dr. Abt in 1882. www.star-attractions.co.uk /attractions/snowdon_mountain/snowdon_mountain.htm   (541 words)

Elevators On Top Of Europe -- Elevator World June 1999 One journey that typifies this is taking the alpine railway to the Jungfraujoch-Top of Europe to savour the natural performance and end-of-the-line spectacular. This journey is one of the great ways to experience and marvel at the scenery, but also to wonder at the grit and pioneering engineering skills that were required to construct a restaurant, leisure and major research complex in such a remote location. The rack-and-pinion railway climbs through the Alpine terrain, affording the passengers wonderful views from the lakeside to the foot of the north face of the Eiger. www.elevator-world.com /magazine/archive01/9906-002.html-ssi   (758 words)

Cog Railway The Mount Washington Cog Railway is the first and oldest cog or rack railway in the world. The pinion gear turns an axle shaft on which is keyed the spur gear, cog gear, and ratchet gear. The ratio of the pinion gear to the spur gear is 5 1/3 to 1. www.cog-railway.com /what.html   (804 words)

Railway Valley : The Traveler : TouristTravel.com Today, a large part of the railway’s business is carrying timber from forests in the valley to the main line. The locomotives and carriages are all over 100 years old, and it’s the oldest rack-and-pinion steam railway still in service anywhere. The Riggenbach rack is necessary to assist the train up the steep slope from between Jenbach and Eben on its way to the Achensee, where passengers transfer to a boat on the lake. www.touristtravel.com /article1105_railway_valley.htm   (859 words)

Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Racak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) There is a rack and pinion railway (opened 1896) from Llanberis to the summit. Ascended by rack-and-pinion railways (built in the 1870s), it commands one of the most famous views in the world—a panorama of railroad RAILROAD [railroad] or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn by one locomotive or more. www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Racak   (704 words)

The Snowdon Mountain Railway – The Majestic Mountain Adventure Railway Providing Family Holiday Activity This unique railway is one of the most popular visitor attractions in North Wales. For more than 110 years holiday makers and day trippers have been appreciating the truly spectacular views they have experienced while claiming the ascent of Snowdon as a lifetime adventure. Based on Victorian engineering Snowdon Mountain Railway is the only public rack and pinion railway in the United Kingdom and a true majestic mountain adventure. www.snowdonrailway.co.uk   (233 words)

My First Schooldays The latter part of the journey from Mettupalayam to Ooty was by rack and pinion railway, which was slow enough (it took five hours) to be able to leave the train and re-join further up An added attraction for the tourists to Udagamandalam is the mountain train journey on a rack and pinion track which commences from Kallar, near Mettupalayam and wends its way through many hair-raising curves and fearful tunnels and chugs along beside deep verdant ravines, gurgling streams and tea gardens. The agreement between the two was signed in 1886, and the company called The Nilgiri Railway Company came into being with a capital of Rs25 lakh. www.rmhh.co.uk /ooty.html   (1843 words)

Zermatt - Dilos Holiday World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) The town is car free, although motor vehicles are permitted with permission from the cantonal police (generally granted only to some permanent residents). A complex of cable cars and chair lifts carry skiers in the winter and hikers in the summer; the highest of them leads to the Klein Matterhorn, a small outcropping on the ridge between Breithorn and Matterhorn that offers spectacular views in all directions. It is also possible to cross into Italy via the Cervinia cable car station, a spectacular rack and pinion railway line, the highest open-air railway in Europe, runs up to the summit of the Gornergrat at 3089 metres; Zermatt is also one terminus for the Glacier Express connecting to St. www.dilos.com /location/14820   (255 words)

Public transport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) must be bought in advance, one can not physically enter the railway platform etc. without, due to a turnstile or guard (usually found in metro) allowing use of state-owned infrastructure without payment or for less than cost-price (may apply for railways). One reason many cities spend large sums on their public transport systems is that heavy automobile traffic congests city streets and causes air pollution. www.icyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/pu/public_transport.html   (989 words)

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