Argyll Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Guys - you may already be well aware of this, but I thought I'd post it just in case.My wife & I have just returned from two weeks vacation in India and when we were there we took the opportunity to visit the Railway Museum in Delhi. One of the exhibits is the picture below, where apparently this railcar was used for many years on the Kalka to Shimla narrow-gauge railway in the Himalyas.We went to Shimla using a 'modern' diesel, which took 8 hours to travel something like 98 kilometers - boy, talk about the 'slow train'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platt-deutsch Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 What is the Pitman arm connected to? Coupler pin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1930 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Thanks for posting that pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyll Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 What is the Pitman arm connected to? Coupler pin?Hi p-d,Attached are the remainder of the pictures of the railcar I took, maybe this first one will answer your question? Plus a couple of others showing the drive mechanism and engine - Argyll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platt-deutsch Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Hmm.. I see it connected to that arm and a pivot going back above the front guide wheels but I dont see what function it provides..Nice pix.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyll Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 I'm far from knowledgeable on these 'vehicles', however I wonder if the mechanism has been adapted to operate the brake blocks at the rear of the bogie wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DodgeKCL Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Yes it does appear the pitman extension goes to that white arm which is pivoted over to the black double arm which drops out of view but seems to go to the brake shoes at the rear of the front boogie wheels. Strangley you must of turned the steering wheel to slow down the loco and train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 India Ingenuity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platt-deutsch Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Sure dont seem like them little Bogie's would offer much braking power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyll Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 Sure dont seem like them little Bogie's would offer much braking power.I would certainly agree with you - on the one hand the railcar doesn't go very fast, but on the other the Himalyas are very steep! Maybe they put their faith in the direct chain-drive to slow them down and a lot of Karma to back it up. All I know is these little railcars went up and down the mountains for decades and there's even one recently been rebuilt for tourists to 'enjoy'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platt-deutsch Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Maybe its the parking brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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