Talk:Larmanjat guided rail system
Did you know nomination[edit]
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The spoked wheel on the front alters the weight distribution between road and rail wheels
- ... that early locomotives using the Larmanjat guided rail system had an extra operator at the front (pictured) to adjust the weight distribution between the road wheels and the rail wheels?
- Source: [1], page 100: The mechanic may alter the proportion of the adhesion between the wheels on the rail and the wheels on the road (original in French).
- ALT1: ... that in 1873 the Larmanjat guided rail system was successfully demonstrated at Buckhurst Hill, England, but the system failed completely when used commercially in Lisbon? Source: The Times 31 December 1872 page 4: A section of line on the proposed system had been laid down at Buckhurst Hill and an engine and rolling stock worked over it in the most satisfactory manner. But:[2] page 575: Law report from Court of Chancery, London, that the company formed for the Lisbon tramways had completely failed in its undertaking.
- ALT2: ... that on the locomotives using the Larmanjat guided rail system the driving wheels were loose on the axle and the tractive force was transferred through wound-up springs? Source: [3] Engineering (magazine) 20 May 1870 page 354: "The driving wheels are not connected rigidly to the axle but are connected with it by spiral springs."
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Created by AntientNestor (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.
Post-promotion hook changes will be logged on the talk page; consider watching the nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.AntientNestor (talk) 16:43, 30 April 2024 (UTC).
- This review is for ALT0 because it is the only one using a picture:
| General: Article is new enough and long enough |
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Image eligibility:
- Freely licensed:
- Used in article:
- no, but it is merely a crop from a larger version used in the article, which actually works better at the small size to illustrate the hook. So acceptable to me. - Clear at 100px:
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Thanks for your work on this good article. The picture is a bit fuzzy at the small size but doable; but if this hook will not be used on the first line, then ALT1 also checks out and is acceptable. -- P 1 9 9 ✉ 19:55, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- @AntientNestor: @P199: There are a few uncited paragraph claims, so make sure to address them first please. PrimalMustelid (talk) 17:31, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Canal de Bourgogne[edit]
For a few months Larmanjat ran an experimental line along the towpath of the Canal de Bourgogne—see: Larmanjat guided rail system#Canal de Bourgogne. The WP category "Canals in France" isn't foremost in mind for this railroad topic, but it might be a fit. See [4]--AntientNestor (talk) 13:53, 29 May 2024 (UTC)