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# Turing Carts
by Poikilos (based on carts by PilzAdam, SmallJoker, stujones11)
## Features
* 3D Rails and New Cart
* Separate textures to reveal parts of mesh for different cart types
### Legacy
* A fast cart for your railway or roller coaster (up to 7 m/s!)
* Boost and brake rails
* Handbrake with the 'back' key
### Removed:
- Rail junction switching with the 'right-left' walking keys
(deprecated by switchable fork rail)
## Rail Facts
* Gauge: measures the space between the (inside of) the rails)
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_(rail_transport)>
* Wooden rails wear out quickly
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_(rail_transport)#Wooden_rails>
* 610mm: Miniature railways are as large as 610mm, such as Wicksteed
Railway ("Ridable")
* 914mm (5:8 scale) Disneyland: ("Ridable")
* 762mm: several tour rides and zoos ("Ridable")
## Authors
### Code
- Poikilos' Turing Rails
Based on carts, which was based almost entirely on the mod boost_cart
[1], which itself is based on (and fully compatible with) the carts
mod [2].
- [1] https://github.com/SmallJoker/boost_cart/
- [2] https://github.com/PilzAdam/carts/
- [3] https://github.com/stujones11/railcart/
### Media
- Cart textures are based on original work from PixelBOX (WTFPL).
## Developer Notes
### Possible Alternate Names
- dywat_rails: Don't You Want These Rails?
### Possible Additional Features
- `advtrains:dtrack_bumper_st`
### Smooth Turning
- Take merged [minetest
PR#6825](https://github.com/minetest/minetest/pull/6825) (smooth
turning) into account.
## References
* Ridable miniature railway. Retrieved Jun 12, 2019 from Wikipedia website <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridable_miniature_railway>