Talk:Rollbock

Something odd here
What supports the standard gauge wagon before the roll-block goes under it? Peter Horn 02:31, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It varies by railway operator. Some use stationary jacks, others use special track sections.  Slambo (Speak)  15:56, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

Roll-bock
The German word is Rollbock (rolling support), not Rollblock. There are no sources to corroborate the term "roll block"". Andreas  (T) 16:33, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

I agree; the only translation I can find for the German word Rollbock as used on railways is "wagon carrier truck" from Wörterbuch der industriellen Technik by Ernst. Jackson's Railway Dictionary just uses Rollwagen and Rollböcke (plural of Rollbock). Since Rollwagen is clearly transporter wagon ("wagon carrier" as Ernst has it), perhaps Rollbock is "transporter truck" or "transporter bogie". Either way "Roll-block" seems wrong. Unless anyone objects I plan to move this article to Rollbock in the near future unless I can find a valid translation. --Bermicourt (talk) 18:10, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Move completed. I have a feeling that the original article confused Rollbock with Rollwagen. I have tweaked the text to refer to trucks/bogies rather than wagons, but it needs checking further. Which system do the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways actually use? --Bermicourt (talk) 21:56, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

When ?
When were Rollbocks invented? Tabletop (talk) 00:28, 24 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Narrow gauge railways in Saxony references a time frame between 1900 and 1914 when the system was tested to easily link the industry in the Ore Mountains to the standard gauge networks. The German article however states that the invention is going back to the early times of gauge conversion around 1880 - I have added the information to the English article. Guidod (talk) 14:33, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

How ?
How are standard gauge waggons loaded/unloaded onto Rollbock trailers ? Tabletop (talk) 07:44, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

A file
From the French Wiki. Peter Horn User talk 13:33, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Brakes
I see the sense that the wagons are coupled to each other and to the loco obviating the need for the rollbocks to be coupled, but how is braking achieved? Also, are there any instances of narrow gauge trains riding on rollbocks which are a broader gauge? Martin of Sheffield (talk) 12:56, 13 January 2021 (UTC)