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Re: What's this? |
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Caspar |
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Dec 8, 03 - 3:31 PM |
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casparvermeulen@zeelandnet.nl |
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http://www.fortweb.net |
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Hello Johan,
It seems that the ramp was indeed to slow down a narrow gauge wagon running out of control. The gallery between block 2 and the main gallery is quite steep. If a wagon would have gone too fast it would have certainly derailed in the bend.
There has been an accident at the inclined plane (Plan incliné) at Anzeling. Here a maximum of three wagons model 1888 (Max 37,5 T) could be lowered. The first wagon was a so-called wagon-parachute which asked as a brake. However one time, when lowering a wagon loading with 6 tons of cement, the wagon-parachute malfunctioned. The excessive force on the cable made the coupling head broke and the two wagons sped down through the "gare", crashing against the wall of the internal blockhaus. Later on a braking block together with a 3 m3 large box filled with sand was added to the track at the end of the inclined plane.
Of course Four à Chaux had no wagons model 1888, but even the wagons SE normal used in the work could weight up to 870 kg (260 kg nett weight plus 600 kg cargo). At Four à Chaux it seems that they have modified an existing "gare". At my photo you can see the seam between the ramp and the floor.
Best regards,
Caspar Vermeulen
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