About this creation
This is my first train. Actually, it is a tram. I built this on special request. BKV, or "Budapest Transport Limited" company wanted a LEGO model of their new tram. They actually approached LEGO Hungary to have one built but LH turned down the offer. I told BKV it would be impossibe to model this tram in LEGO bricks but I decided to give it a try. I built it in MLCAD first, and when I was certain that it the design would work, I ordered the parts and built it in real life. I decided to concentrate on the shape, so I used non-transparent "windows". A lot of thinking went into the pantograph design but the biggest challenge was building the drivers cabin. I still have to figure out a coupling system for the tram, right now the cars are not connected, so the tram can only be used as a static model. It has two 9V train motors and the cars are on wheels, so otherwise the tram could probably run on train tracks without problems.
Date: 7/14/2006
