Mining Falns V04

Mining Falns V04

Hopper cars of the Fal-type for transport of coal and iron ore were first developed during the 1920ies by the firms of Orenstein & Koppel and Krupp. The lower halves of the side walls consist of a pair of outward opening hinged flaps at each side. Instead of a level floor, a saddle of triangular cross section runs the length of the car body. It ensures immediate and complete discharge of the load by gravity to either side after unlocking the side flaps. Unlocking occurs by operating a single lever.
Provided suitable bunkers are available entire trains can be unloaded quickly by a small number of persons without any need for shunting. Since this concept proved itself for mass transports of coal, lignite and iron ores numerous cars of improved versions were subsequently procured by many European railway companies. According to modern UIC nomenclature F refers to hopper cars, a to four axles, l immediate gravity-fed discharge and s max sped of 100 km/h.
Instead of the standard screw-type couplers and buffers found with european freight cars, the Fal-type coal cars used with East German lignite mining industry are fitted with simple coupling funnels. They are connected with each other and the mining locomotives by massive coupler bars (bullenpisser) which take all longitudinal stresses. The side flaps are operated pneumatically with compressed air supplied by the locomotive. The cars are used in push-and-pull trains.
In the heydays of mining trains they were travelling between lignite mining excavators and the bunkers of nearby lignite users e.g. power plants. Lignite mining companies used to own extensive networks of DC electrified tracks. On their way to the bunkers coal trains could also be seen on suitable sections of Deutsche Reichsbahn tracks. Alternatively they would go to transfer stations where lignite was transferred to Deutsche Reichsbahn trains.
The model has an animated coal load, coupler bars, rubber hoses, tail lamps as well as automatic numbering which are controlled by script.
Thank for the first mesh and the first textur to Torsten.

Author: Uwe Nagel

Mining Falns V04
• $screenshot$.jpg 23.71KB
• braunkohle0.tfx 388 bytes
• braunkohle1.tfx 388 bytes
• braunkohle2.tfx 388 bytes
• coal_dump1.wav 119.12KB
• coal_load1.wav 104.12KB
• config.txt 33.67KB
• coupling_1.wav 40.71KB
• mfalns.gs 12.37KB
mfalns_alpha_numbers
alphanumber_0.tga 64.53KB
alphanumber_1.tga 64.53KB
alphanumber_2.tga 64.53KB
alphanumber_3.tga 64.53KB
alphanumber_4.tga 64.53KB
alphanumber_5.tga 64.53KB
alphanumber_6.tga 64.53KB
alphanumber_7.tga 64.53KB
alphanumber_8.tga 64.53KB
alphanumber_9.tga 64.53KB
alphanumber_n.tga 64.53KB
mfalns_art
mfalns_art_512.texture.txt 77 bytes
mfalns_art_512.tga 1.00MB
mfalns_art_icon.texture.txt 79 bytes
mfalns_art_icon.tga 32.53KB
mfalns_body
bbogey.im 39.46KB
binde-binde.texture.txt 45 bytes
binde.tga 64.53KB
bschlauch.im 39.39KB
digit_3.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_3.tga 48.53KB
digit_4.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_4.tga 48.53KB
digit_5.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_5.tga 48.53KB
digit_6.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_6.tga 48.53KB
doors.im 11.33KB
doors.kin 2.26KB
druckluftleitungen.texture.txt 41 bytes
druckluftleitungen.tga 48.53KB
fbogey.im 39.46KB
fschlauch.im 39.39KB
innen_m.texture.txt 30 bytes
innen_m.tga 109.05KB
laubag.im 196.64KB
laubag.lm.txt 227 bytes
laubag_low.im 54.94KB
laubag_lseite.texture.txt 36 bytes
laubag_lseite.tga 1.50MB
laubag_rseite.texture.txt 36 bytes
laubag_rseite.tga 1.50MB
laubag_seite.texture.txt 35 bytes
laubag_seite.tga 1.50MB
laubag_stirn.texture.txt 35 bytes
laubag_stirn.tga 768.53KB
load
braunkohle.texture.txt 33 bytes
braunkohle.tga 48.53KB
load.im 3.11KB
load.kin 2.22KB
n4-n4.texture.txt 39 bytes
n4.tga 64.53KB
n8-n8.texture.txt 39 bytes
n8.tga 64.53KB
schlussarmatur.im 44.12KB
schlussarmatur.texture.txt 37 bytes
schlussarmatur.tga 192.53KB