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Luas full length
This is my model of the Luas, the tram in Dublin. Luas means speed in Irish, and while on some sections out of town they do speed up, in the city centre it's one of the slowest trams I know....
This is the first version of the Luas trams, the Alstom Citadis 301. They have since been extended to 5 sections, and later trams of the 401 and 402 series are up to 9 segments and 55m long. Whether that's a good idea is another discussion...
My model is in 1:45 scale and powered by a 9V motor in the middle section. The bogies and articulation were not easy; the tram has to run on the tight standard Lego curves and the sections need to be close together. Getting the shape of the cabin right was also not an easy task...
Luas full length
This is my model of the Luas, the tram in Dublin. Luas means speed in Irish, and while on some sections out of town they do speed up, in the city centre it's one of the slowest trams I know....
This is the first version of the Luas trams, the Alstom Citadis 301. They have since been extended to 5 sections, and later trams of the 401 and 402 series are up to 9 segments and 55m long. Whether that's a good idea is another discussion...
My model is in 1:45 scale and powered by a 9V motor in the middle section. The bogies and articulation were not easy; the tram has to run on the tight standard Lego curves and the sections need to be close together. Getting the shape of the cabin right was also not an easy task...