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[edit] Panama Canal Mules?

I don't know whether this really fits here, but the mules on the Panama Canal run on a rack railway. — Johantheghost 11:23, 30 October 2005 (UTC) And a 1524 mm gauge track at that. So, why not include it? --Peter Horn 02:01, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

It is already included in Systeme under:

  • Sonderbauarten: Bei den Treidellokstrecken des Panamakanals werden zur Überwindung der Höhenunterscheide an den Schleusen spezielle Zahnstangen verwendet, die jedoch auch auf dem System von Riggenbach beruhen. Daneben gab es noch eine leicht veränderte Bauweise der Riggenbachschen Zahnstange, der Bauart "Riggenbach-Klose" genannt wurde. ("Copy and Paste")

--Peter Horn 16:18, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photo at top of the page

Image:Lausanne Metro Track Closeup

--Peter Horn 15:23, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Can someone please confirm which type of rack this is and add a note to the photo caption. AHEMSLTD 17:09, 18 December 2005 (UTC) It's a single blade Abt rack. See Systeme

--Peter Horn 02:01, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Track with Von Roll system (or single blade Abt rack system?).
Track with Von Roll system (or single blade Abt rack system?).

de:Zahnradbahn and Zahnradgleise can not agree if it is a "von Roll" or an "Abt"

--Peter Horn 02:30, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

--Peter Horn 15:23, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Two users in Zahnradbahn tell me that this is a von Roll system

--Peter Horn 21:29, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I think it is a Von Roll. -Shikyo

[edit] List of cog and rack railways

--Peter Horn 02:39, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

JANE'S WORLD RAILWAYS (hard copy) lists the railways of Switzerland and other countries and, where applicable, tells which one of the Rack systems is (or was) used. It may be usefull to include this info railway by railway. --Peter Horn 02:01, 27 March 2006 (UTC)


--Peter Horn 02:43, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rack systems

How would one copy one of these from the originals in Systeme? --Peter Horn 02:39, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

--Peter Horn 16:04, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rimutaka

The Rimutaka Incline was listed as a rack railway, but properly, it's a fell system. Should it be removed?--Limegreen 01:52, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

If Fell is put in a separate category, then that category will have but one member. Better to keep it with all the other "Grade Assisted" technologies.
Tabletop 03:56, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
No problem with that. Was just concerned that there might be some rack railway purists or something (who might not have previously been aware of the nature of the Rimutaka Incline). It's better now that it's linked through to the article anyway. --Limegreen 04:46, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Patent

Would someone read the text of this patent and see if any info contained therein is of relevance to the article?

At a minumum, the early date seems useful. The patent text documents that rack systems predate this 1836 patent, which is much earlier than the current Rack Railway article mentions. Zzorse 03:00, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] External links

Peter Horn 19:02, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Any body able to incorporate all these images properly in the English language article? They were succesfully included in the French language version. Peter Horn 17:46, 28 April 2006 (UTC)Peter Horn 19:11, 20 September 2006 (UTC) I guess nobody was able to find time to make these immages visible in the English language Wiki --Peter Horn 18:12, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Both it:Ferrovia a cremagliera & fr:Chemin de fer à crémaillère contain immages that were sucessfully transferred from de:Zahnradbahn but which have not yet been incorporated in this article, see above. Can someone help? Peter Horn 15:03, 19 September 2006 (UTC) Hello Slambo, can you help? Peter Horn 19:02, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Translation from German (or in some cases from French) to English required (Rack railway)

[edit] Austria

[edit] Germany

[edit] Switzerland

Peter Horn 01:24, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rack railways category?

Is there any category equivalent to de:Kategorie:Zahnradbahn on German wiki? In case there is none, I suggest to create it. JanSuchy 09:40, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

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