junctionmad wrote:PeteT wrote:Thanks. It looks like this clag design is interesting as it drives two axles on each bogie but only needs one transfer box. My concern is that the transfer box then is in the middle of the loco and severely limits the motor size
which is opposite to the whole point of a central motor
I built one of these and can report that there's plenty of room for the motor and a flywheel in a 31. The main problem is that the central transfer box results in short driveshafts to the bogies which restricts their rotation. I got over this by arranging for the transfer box to slide laterally.
If I were to do another project like this, I'd use a central motor with long driveshafts to transfer boxes on the outer ends of each bogie to minimise driveshaft articulation.
Regards,
Simon