Railways – Tubular way – Internal service device
Patent
1979-05-21
1980-11-04
Shay, F. Barry
Railways
Tubular way
Internal service device
238 10E, 104242, B61B 1310
Patent
active
042312949
ABSTRACT:
A toy train in which each track length or section is mounted in a base having a spaced longitudinal slot parallel with the tracks and outside of the tracks. In addition to the conventional rails, and lying between them, a pair of spaced parallel rails are mounted for carrying the electric current to the train. A transparent curved cover is arched over the tracks with the edges of the cover entering the slots in the base. When the track lengths are joined at the ends, a connecting strip also joins the contiguous edges of the transparent cover to form a continuous enclosed transparent tube. The train is generally annular to fit the tube. Besides the conventional flanged wheels for riding the rails, the train is also provided with a pair of grooved wheels adapted to engage the electrical rails. This not only supplies the electrical current to the train, but also serves to hold the train on the tracks and prevent derailment at high speeds especially around the curves. The tubular system may have an open section for a station and the sections may be raised over obstacles. The sections may also be curved to provide a sinuous track. On curved sections, the rails are banked to minimize derailment.
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Ives Train Catalog, c. 1934, p. 35.
Schwartz Max
Shay F. Barry
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