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... the wire, particularly when attaching to the rail sides. If I get it wrong I can pull through a bit of extra wire. This is an idea I got from Tim at Missenden a few weeks ago. A clever simple idea that I hadn't thought of. Another benefit of going to these things particularly for a lone modeller. So here's a photo of the centre of the slip showing the loose heeled switch hinges/ nuts soldered to the underside of the sleepers just before sticking in position, and the 17" wide central timber, extra long to take the operating crank, which I'll build in when installing the point rodding. These loose heels are for the slip switches, the K Crossings are not loose heel so don't require any hinge. 2787_250523_270000000.jpg 2787_250532_550000000.jpg And here's the complete slip with all the sleepers in place and the first rail bent to the right shape as far I could manage, to reduce the stress and just laid in place to see how it follows the curves. You can also see the short lengths of tinned brass strip super ...
... 2016 07:42 from: Martin Wynne Andrew Barrowman wrote: If you can include the single block marker that is oriented correctly at each rail gauge-line/timber center-line intersection, that will still be a huge step forward. Hi Andy, Yes, I know, it sounds simple when put like that. The fly in the ointment is that that isn't always the correct place for the chair. Because the chair outlines are not symmetrical about the gauge-face, putting a skewed chair on the intersection doesn't centralize the chair within the width of the timber. And different chairs have different amounts of non-symmetry. A "P" slide-chair is close to being symmetrical, but a "L1" bridge chair is a long way off. With square-on timbering only half the chairs are skewed, but some of them significantly. With equalized timbering, the skewing is less but some skewing applies to nearly all of the chairs. To illustrate that, here I have intentionally exaggerated the lack of symmetry. You can ...
... transitions, replacing the lower one with a new one: 2_191518_570000000.png 2_191509_170000000.png The transition on the right reduces from 1800mm to 1750mm in a zone length of 700mm. However, that wasn't what you asked for, and it modifies the concentric alignments at the bottom perhaps more than you wanted. Decisions, decisions... cheers, Martin. posted: 21 Aug 2019 10:47 from: richard_t Thanks Martin- I quite like the slewed one, so I might stick with that. The curves join up a plan of Manchester Central pretty much to scale (until the curves that is), and the start of Cornbrook/Throstle Nest Junctions. I don't have enough space for all of Cornbrook, so only bits of it will be present (and I'll need to be on a permanent diet if it does ever get built to squeeze between Central and the main running lines- but that would probably do me good anyhow). 499_210544_440000000.png I have other plans for the top bit... and I'm undecided on the return curves to the left. ...
... topic: 3738 Bonnybridge Central Based layout posted: 14 Aug 2020 18:18 from: ScottW Over this last few weeks I have been working on a plan based on Bonnybridge Central. A few compromises and changes have been required due to my intention to build the layout in my garage. If anyone is interested in having a look I would like to hear their comments. 3181_141308_360000000.png There is still some work to do to finish the plan. The 3-way into the yard needs finishing but I have still to lay out one of the sidings before doing so. Over on the left hand end are three curves, the outer is a siding, the middle curve the mainline and the inner curve is actually a loop. I have had to finish the inner loop inside the F/Y as there wasn't room for the complete length within the scenic boundary. A catchpoint also needs installing in the top end of the loop. Due to the tight curvature of these curves the turnouts have had to be made quite long to ease their minimum radius ...
5. Box titling
... Dec 2008 00:06 from: donald peters Hi, I have just returned to Templot after a long pause and made a start at relearning old, as well as discovering new, facilities. A real sea change. However. After an enjoyable initial charge into track laying again I came across an oddity that interests me but gives no real trouble otherwise. After playing around I had saved and shut down. When I restarted and reloaded there was the saved layout but I noticed that the storage box heading was now "Town Central" and not "Yelverton run round" as saved (I thought). After several attempts at retitling to no avail I thought to simply delete the "Town Central" file from the Storage Box. Upon restart I discover that although the "Town Central" file is definitely in the Recycle Bin not among the box files yet the name heads the box file as still "storage box for Town Central" whilst claiming that it was "last reloaded from C:\TEMPLOT\BOX-FILES\Yelverton...bla ...
... topic: 2501 Manchester Central posted: 6 Aug 2014 07:58 from: JFS I know Ron Hegg's work has been referenced here before, but just to mention that in the post at the bottom of this page:- http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/28293-manchester-central-clc-gn-warehouses-castlefield-viaducts/page-90 Ron has published (for the first time I think) an overview of his trackplan which is impressive to say the least! Best wishes, Howard posted: 6 Aug 2014 19:04 from: Trevor Walling JFS wrote: I know Ron Hegg's work has been referenced here before, but just to mention that in the post at the bottom of this page:- http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/28293-manchester-central-clc-gn-warehouses-castlefield-viaducts/page-90 Ron has published (for the first time I think) an overview of his trackplan which is impressive to say the ...
... Here is the diagram showing the bullhead tips sharing the same timber... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/103298-western-region-k -crossing-vs-double-slips/&do=findComment&comment=2035374 posted: 8 Aug 2020 20:20 from: Paul Boyd As far as GWR prototype practice goes (you don't mention your prototype), Smith's track "bible" shows a 1 in 9 "moveable crossing" where both switches end on a common central timber, but that timber is 16" wide with a special double slide chair. It also shows special slide chairs covering five timbers, plus the common, as well as the support rail for the switch rail. However, that was pre-1938, after that it seems they used two central timbers, each with its own slide chair. That's possibly all irrelevant though if you're not modelling GWR or BR(W )! Unfortunately, copyright means I can't share the diagram here. posted: 8 Aug 2020 20 ...
... topic: 564 Newcastle Central posted: 24 Sep 2008 19:05 from: JimH Hello fellow Temploteers, I found this picture on the web of the old track layout at Newcastle Central with the old crossovers. How about this for a challening bit of design work? Would be a fantastic model if only I had the space Kind regards, Jim Attachment: attach_348_564_New_Central.jpg 1721 Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Prototype pics> Newcastle Central about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files submitted to this web site are copyright and the property of the respective contributor. You are welcome to use them for your own personal non-commercial purposes, and in your messages on this web site. If you want ...
... I made some time ago in P4. You can see from this that all the switch blades are fixed at the heel end and flex when moved rather than hinged. Hope this answers your query. Tony. 2151_311356_090000000.jpg Last edited on 31 Aug 2012 19:02 by Tony W posted: 31 Aug 2012 19:27 from: Compstructor Hi Tony, I must admit, I do find it a bit confusing being a newb, but if you would confirm that: Your crossing (photo) switches from either side of the central sleeper rather than from each entrance road. If this is correct then I think I can figure it out on my work board. Many thanks Kev. posted: 31 Aug 2012 19:54 from: Martin Wynne Hi Kev, Welcome to Templot Club. Here are a couple of images to help explain.These are switch-diamond-crossings (i.e. they have movable K-crossings), but you can add slip roads to make them into slips, just as for fixed K-crossing diamonds. The two sets ...
... for each system. Rob P.S. If you use a rubber lens hood you can 'distort' the hood with your hand while shooting if the sun is to one side. Easy to check the pic and take another if you were a little too heavy handed. posted: 27 Feb 2018 22:08 from: Rob Manchester Local Landscape this morning, blurry detail is due to the cheap phone 2001_271655_090000000.jpg This used to be the route by which the MS&LR( Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway) gained access to Manchester Central station. There was talk back in the 1950's of electrifying it to link with the Woodhead route electrics but it came to nothing. This link line closed completely in 1988 having been goods only for quite a while. Conversion to a cycle/foot route followed. Now its best use is as a pleasant 3 mile walk to Sainsburys for light shopping trips and a run for one of the dogs Rob posted: 27 Feb 2018 22:25 from: Nigel Brown John Lewis wrote: Fraser wrote:" It's quite an ...
... topic: 3094 Manchester Central posted: 5 Oct 2017 10:04 from: Martin Wynne If you are not aware of this major layout project from Ron Heggs on RMweb you may want to have a look: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/28293-manchester-central-clc-gn-warehouses-castlefield-viaducts/page-129#entry2876370 Ron has now made a start on the trackwork (4 -SF/ 00-SF), after some stunning structure modelling in the previous 100+ pages. Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Trackbuilding topics> Manchester Central about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files submitted to this web site ...
12. EM gauge slip
... . regards, Martin. Martin Thanks, I am using Google chrome (as I am used to it) as you can see it works fine with Internet Explorer. 982_190343_530000000.jpg Here is a photo of how I gauge the first crossing rail, after doing this check its in gauge with the other stock rail posted: 23 Nov 2014 08:29 from: Hayfield 982_230326_250000000.jpg Rails now fitted and tested with a long wheelbase van, will test next with a loco before fitting the Exactoscale slip and obtuse crossing chairs and anchoring down the central crossing to the sleepers Last edited on 23 Nov 2014 08:30 by Hayfield posted: 26 Nov 2014 07:48 from: Hayfield I thought a couple of images of how I build the obtuse crossings may assist 982_260217_530000000.jpg As you can see I build my turnouts and crossings on tracing paper, and each sleeper is held in place on 2 strips of very thin double sided tape which run the length of the unit. I have attached the chairs to the sleepers on all but the centre 5 sleepers. I build the ...
... topic: 1239 Manchester Windmill Street posted: 9 Sep 2010 21:33 from: richard_t Hello I've attached a copy of what I hope to start building this year. It's based on platforms 1, 2 and 3 of Manchester Central (mirrored) and the general idea is that if the terminus was always smaller, so perhaps it wouldn't have shut, and survived through to the 1980's. I'll have to dispense with the big overall roof, although I'll have platform caponies (similar to those that were at the end of the platforms of the real thing), the station building will be a two storey brick affair, rather than the temporary wooden buildings, and finally a simple signal box rather than the one that spanned the tracks. Services are multiple units to Chester (Northgate) and Liverpool (Lime Street), with a "clubman" like morning and evening service of loco hauled+ stock to Liverpool. I'll probably invent a reason for parcel/newspaper trains at some point as well (probably a feeder into Chester, and then onto ...
... an overall length that suits. There are some wobbles in the tracks but I now know where I made the mistakes that caused them. terminus_straight.png Box file for straight arrangement It looked a bit better but it was still looking like a Peco plan. In an attempt to make it a bit less regimented I thought I would add some curvature to the 4 main roads. The turnouts at the left and the diamonds at the right were still 1:6 but as the diagonals crossed the inner roads the angle dropped dramatically. The central crossing was less than 1:1.5. terminus_curved.png Boxfile for curved arrangement I had a play with one of the lower value crossings to see what would happen if I tried to add the slips. There are problems straight away as the predefined slips only go down to 1:6. There is also the problem with how to deal with the different V crossings each side. I have been reading as much as I can about irregular crossings and slips and have a better idea of how to put them together now but I ...
... Hi Julian. It is a left hand turnout, the line at the end of the turnout road curve proves that. What I think you may be referring to is that it looks to me as though the timbers are centered rather than ends in line. Regards Tony. Last edited on 4 Sep 2020 21:54 by Tony W posted: 4 Sep 2020 22:49 from: Martin Wynne Hi Julian, It looks fine to me. You have a LH turnout, with timbering set to equalized-incremental and timbers centralized. That's the normal setting for the equalized-incremental style: 2_041730_130000000.png The timber lengths increase in 6" steps, so when centralized, the "steppyness" is equalled out between the main-side and turnout-side ends. If you prefer you can change it to timber ends in-line, which puts the main-side ends all in a neat line, with all the "steppyness" on the turnout side. N.B. When you change to square-on timbering style, Templot automatically sets the ends ...
... topic: 1889 Three-Throw Turnout (not tandem) posted: 28 Mar 2012 09:14 from: mike47j I'm drawing a layout in 0 gauge, based on Greenwich Park (about 1900). There is a run round line between the platforms which needs a three-throw turnout. I can follow the tandem turnout for the central frog, but I'm not sure what to do at the toe end. In the image gallery is a drawing of a Great Central three-throw which shows the centre blades are 3ft longer than the outer blades. Due to the lack of space the other end of the crossovers will probably need to be 9ft curved 1:6, do I just start with a 12ft curved 1:6 for the three-throw? And do I have to do anything special at the heel end? Thanks Mike Johnson posted: 28 Mar 2012 16:35 from: Alan Turner To my knowledge Three Throw turnouts were not used in running lines. However the principle is that each pair of switch blades has a ...
... s bend. Hi Ray, The notes about not inserting a turnout in a slewing zone are perhaps a bit too severe. I wrote them a long time ago. In practice everything depends on the actual circumstance -- the amount of slew and length of slewing zone. Alternatively you can build up what you want using 3 transition curve templates -- easement from straight to first curve; S-curve transition from first curve to second curve; easement from second curve to straight. Use the make transition functions to create the central S-curve (remembering to move the outer pegs to the curved ends while you do it). The disadvantage there will be inserting the tandem turnout and double slip across the template boundaries, leading to lots of additional partial templates. With a slew it is a single template and you can insert a turnout anywhere within it and then roam the turnout into position. If you post a screenshot or .box file it will be easier to suggest the best approach. regards, Martin. posted: 6 Jan 2012 14: ...
... pack. The crossover section would be timbered right across until the turnout timber would have been 11ft, at which point two timbers were installed. Judi Last edited on 15 Feb 2011 12:05 by Judi R posted: 15 Feb 2011 12:06 from: Martin Wynne Brian Nicholls wrote: I have elected to put the timbers at right angles to the main roads, I think at least that part is correct. Hi Brian, You have the timbers "square-on", but you have the timber ends "centralized". I don't know about specific LNWR practice, but with square-on timbering the timber ends are usually/normally/often set to "main-side ends in-line" -- which certainly looks a lot neater. real> timbering> timber ends in-line menu option. Templot doesn't make this change automatically for square-on timbers, but perhaps it should? In nearly every case where I see a screenshot showing square-on timbers, the user has the timber ends centralized instead of in ...
... railways in the '70s I returned to it on retirement. Started in N gauge but soon found that it did not meet my pre grouping interests so moved to 2mmFS. My real road to Damascus moment was building my first 2mm track. It just looked right, even allowing for my uneven soldering so consigned the N gauge track to the toy box. I bought Templot early this year and have followed the tutorials, "played around" with it and feel I have grasped the basics at least. My main interest is Great Central so on to my query. To build skills I am planning to produce, with the aid of Templot, a model of Charwelton based on the 1900 survey, when it was a simple through station and small goods yard. Can anybody advise me as to the timbering used on turnouts by the GCR when the London Extension was built? Also are they likely to have used a standard V crossing angle on most turnouts or would each one have been determined by location? Lastly they used 30' rails and 9' sleepers ...
... topic: 2869 Track spacing at a terminus posted: 13 Apr 2016 16:30 from: richard_t I'm working off a plan of Manchester Central (not all of it, just a bit of it). The plan's original scale was 41.66' to 1" (or 500:1 ), but the scan isn't great- the Greater Manchester CRO did what they could, as the plans are pretty large, but is has meant that a lot of the lines are quite "fat". Saying that, scaling some dimensions of the plan (like the overall roof), seem to come out ok with published data. Also I have more detailed scans of the triple turnout, and the "special layout", which when scaled correctly overlay quite well on the original plans. The trouble comes when trying to space the terminal roads. Between each of the platforms are 3 roads, the two platform roads, and a central release road. I'm finding these are all spaced at the 6ft way (actually some are a tad under, ...
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