Posted August 10, 20159 yr Hi All, I've spend the last weeks time on building a new bridge for my trains. I wanted something that was big enough for ships to pass through, inspired by JANGBRiCKS' Drawbridge. With the 42042 set containing a lot of liftarms, I got a set off that and started to work. The result is a blue/grey bridge spanning over 64 studs, and raises for ships to pass: LEGO Train bridge The mechanism uses the boom system from the Crawler Crane, with some modifications: LEGO Train bridge LEGO Train bridge LEGO Train bridge It's all controlled from the house next to the bridge: LEGO Train bridge Where the person in charge has a nice view of the tracks and bridge: LEGO Train bridge LEGO Train bridge Here is a little video of it in action. Video of trains passing: Now I just need to build a harbour... ;-) Edited August 13, 20159 yr by marook
August 11, 20159 yr Nice work! The bridge is well proportioned and the operator's tower is well done.
August 11, 20159 yr Author Update: I was so lucky to borrow 4 blue baseplates, so now there is water under :-) Train bridge over water I also managed to get rid of all the red slopes, trying to make it look more realistic with the bricks I have in stock.. Train bridge over water Video of running trains when I get a bit more light... ;-)
August 12, 20159 yr Absolutely cool! The bridge is very original! I really like the architecture of the control tower! Excellent!!!
August 12, 20159 yr Author Excellent functional build and reuse of the blue crane set. Well done. Thanks! Now some video:
August 13, 20159 yr Nice, I like it. The small gap in the track adds that little clunk clunk sound that is just like a real train going onto a bridge! Cheers
August 14, 20159 yr In case you are looking for another bridge challenge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Cod_Canal_Railroad_Bridge
August 17, 20159 yr Author Update: Shore line coming along: Bridge over troubled water... And a bit of water detail, along with proper signals for the ships: Bridge over troubled water... Still learning to do landscapes.. more photos on Flickr. Enjoy!
August 18, 20159 yr LEGO Train bridge With all that space in there you could probably hide an IR receiver and make the bridge operable remotely. I've seen a few turntables done that way, and use the red dial on the remote (or whichever you don't use to control trains) to operate them. Either way it looks pretty sweet! Edited August 18, 20159 yr by CrispyBassist
August 26, 20159 yr Author Update time! :-) As proposed above, I have added remote control via IR. The bonus is I can better hide the batterybox, so it more looks like a hidden oil-tank for th system (or something like that). Wire mechanics update Wire mechanics house I have also updated the bridge a bit, mostly with lights for airplane warning (the bridge is a bit high when open!) and upgraded the fixture for the wire system on the bridge itself: Flight warning lights The fligt warning lights are mounted with a 'brick-ballast' that keeps the lights in the correct position all the time :-) Flight warning lights The trains now have signals in both ends of the bridge. We can't have them going into the river.. ;-) Train signals is now in place in both ends. Last, but not least, the bridge deck have been replaced with a better looking version that looks more 'industrial' to me: Bridge update Now I just need time to do the structure in LDD for everyone to peak at.. ;-) There is a few extra picture on Flickr... Edited August 26, 20159 yr by marook
August 26, 20159 yr And the edge of the bridge does not sag. Securely made. A good solution for the passage of tall ships in the layout. Do not make the costly parts of the embankment for the railway. Edited August 26, 20159 yr by Nemo57
August 26, 20159 yr Author And the edge of the bridge does not sag. Securely made. A good solution for the layout with tall ships that do not consuming parts for railway track embankment. Thanks - yeah, it's very robust in both ends and the slopes make it stay put in the right place. I can run high-speed trains over the bridge with no problem. They only get in trouble if the decline from the bridge is to steep and go into a curve.. ;-) but that is not the bridges fault. :-)
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