Romul Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Hello. Please tell me the type of car in the photo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Its a people carrier, not sure which model though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tebee Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 It's a French meter gauge dropside wagon, not sure which line it is off though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted December 21, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2018 Looks like 3' or Metre gauge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romul Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 Mentioned in this article: http://en.merchavyard.org.il/main.php?page=taeset Presumably, the track gauge is 1050mm. Perhaps a car built in the UK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tebee Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Ah OK will be off the Hejaz Railway then. Almost certainly French or Belgian built. If you can find a Hejaz Railway stocklist you could look up wagon M 8 and see who built it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Looks to be marginally more dangerous than being a WW1 fighter pilot . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Looks like an early test version of the Triang-Hornby Battle Space Turbo Car Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted December 21, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2018 Alarmingly there seems to be no braking mechanism on board. Is it a suicide train? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romul Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 Alarmingly there seems to be no braking mechanism on board. Is it a suicide train? There is a brake, but how to use it on the go is a mystery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 There is a brake, but how to use it on the go is a mystery The generally approved technique in these situations is to dangle the newest recruit over the side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesmatt Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 The engine is very reminiscent of the 160hp Daimler Mercedes range which started out as a 150hp design circa 1914, and 215hp by the end of the war. Its not easy to see on my old mobile phone scrern, the early ones had 3 pairs of cast cylinders, later these were all individual for economies of repair (1916). Clearly these german / Austro-Hungarian fliers and mechanics are a risk loving bunch ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romul Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 The engine is very reminiscent of the 160hp Daimler Mercedes range which started out as a 150hp design circa 1914, and 215hp by the end of the war. Its not easy to see on my old mobile phone scrern, the early ones had 3 pairs of cast cylinders, later these were all individual for economies of repair (1916). Clearly these german / Austro-Hungarian fliers and mechanics are a risk loving bunch ! Yes, it's a Mercedes F-1466D-3A engine. These are German pilots from Fliegerabteilung 302 or 304. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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