tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post4485015538363921585..comments2024-03-28T13:56:50.590+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Monorail toyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-46781593737194867442017-07-27T13:53:07.807+00:002017-07-27T13:53:07.807+00:00The drive looks interesting - judging by the photo...The drive looks interesting - judging by the photo, conventional road wheelsets, straddling the rail (and presumably scraping along as they go along, especially going round curves).<br /><br />Hardly hi-tech, but I guess it works (much like BR Pacers are alleged to work - and probably every bit as quiet).<br /><br />Saying that, it was designed and sold as a toy / novelty item - so it was never going to feature the sort of differential that might be found on a full size road car.Huw Griffithsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-85079364904557377382017-07-27T09:11:51.708+00:002017-07-27T09:11:51.708+00:00There's a mention of this set on this site, an...There's a mention of this set on <a href="http://www.alresford-toy-trains.org.uk/2007.html" rel="nofollow">this site</a>, and a couple of pictures half-way down the page.Chris Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428573756095865569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-9726366952790662362017-07-27T08:21:33.904+00:002017-07-27T08:21:33.904+00:00I've never seen or heard of one before, but th...I've never seen or heard of one before, but that is cooler than a cucumber in a penguin's pocketNick Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127175841352825227noreply@blogger.com