B&M Crossties

[nannerdw]

I thought B&M made all of their crossties equally spaced out, but I noticed at the very right side of this pic (http://www.rcdb.com/ig1417.htm?picture=2) of G5 that they are closer together in one small spot. I don't think this is because of higher g forces, because the g's don't look like they would be considerably higher at that spot.

 

Are the ties closer together because of the one in the middle being a connector between two track segments? You can also see in this pic that the ties are closer together in 3 places near the end of the ride where segments are connected, but not anywhere else. http://www.rcdb.com/ig1417.htm?picture=3

[ebl]

Counting roller coaster cross ties. You have too much time on your hands... Just kidding...

 

I think that could be a high stress area, perhaps? It doesn't look like it, but who knows?

 

Or they just had a few left over and stuck 'em in there.

 

Eric

[Dailey Enterprizes]

I think only Vekoma and Arrow coasters do that (http://www.rcdb.com/ig104.htm?picture=3), but Schwarzkopf, Intamin, etc. all use different crossties throughout the course of their coasters.

 

http://www.rcdb.com/ig240.htm?picture=5

http://www.rcdb.com/ig28.htm?picture=1

and ya, Intamin uses 3 types of track styles on one of it's newest coasters...

http://www.rcdb.com/ig2905.htm?picture=23

 

Most manufacturers only do it if it is a high stress area since it would cost more money for more steel, but sometimes it's just random.

[Kroger8]

Gah Kanonen really isn't that well themed on its course... But, yea, I think the difference in crossties would be due to something like stress areas, or maybe something simpler.

[chauncey]

On every ride I've seen a variation in crossties throughout the track, they seemed to concentrated around the connections. I'm guessing it has something to do with that, then. That's all I know...

[SFMM rocks my socks]

And why is this so interresting? :?

[imbordisux]

Cuz we're coaster-nerds.