Ewing system

C. Ewing's patent application US 541732: Rolling stock for single rail tramways (rail vehicles for monorails)

Kundala Valley Railway

Patiala State Monorail Trainways

The Ewing system is a monorail concept that was patented by WJ Ewing at the end of the 19th century . It is not identical to the system patented by Robert W. Ewing much later .

With the Ewing system, wheels with double flanges run on a steel rail laid along a road. Most of the weight (around 95%) is transmitted through these wheels. A support wheel, or two support wheels for longer vehicles, transfer the smaller part of the weight to the road so that the vehicle does not tip over. The drive could take place as with the Kundala Valley Railway with draft animals or with the Patiala State Monorail Trainways built by William Thorold with steam locomotives.

See also

• Addis monorail
• Caillet monorail
• Larmanyat monorail
• Lartigue monorail

Web links to Indian Ewing system monorails

• Ewing System Monorail on Fibis
• Bengal-Nagpur Railway Kharagpur Construction Monorail
• Jubbulpore Gun Carriage Factory Monorail
• Kundale Valley Light Railway
• Champaner Manganese Mine Monorail
• Patiala State Monorail Trainways
• Avardi – Chingleput District Monorail
• Simla Hydroelectric Scheme Construction Monorail
• Allapalli Sawmill Monorails

Individual evidence

1. ↑ C. Ewing: Rolling stock for single rail tramways. Patent application US 541732. June 25, 1895.
2. ^ C. Ewing: Steering device. Patent application US 742978 November 3, 1903.
3. ^ Robert W. Ewing Jr .: Monorail transportation assembly. Patent application US 3149580. September 22, 1964.
4. ^ Railways on Turnpike Roads . In: Norfolk Chronicle , September 12, 1868. 
5. ↑ Don Dickens: The Patiala State Monorail Tramway . IRFCA. 1998. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
6. ^ Patiala State Monorail Trainway . National Rail Museum, New Delhi. 2003. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved February 26, 2008.