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... topic: 2214 trap points/ signals posted: 12 May 2013 22:18 from: stevo I'm building an 0 gauge LMS ex Midland country station, 1930s, with a passing loop on a single track line. There is a platform on one track only, a bit like Highley on the SVR. Two questions: as there's a passenger service that must use the platform road in either direction, would both roads be signalled bi-directionally? Would there be trap points at the ends of the passing loop? Stevo posted: 12 May 2013 22:46 from: Ian Allen Stevo, The approach to the passing loop from both ends would have a signal, with two arms (possibly on separate dolls), with the main route being on a higher doll, whilst that signalling the route into the platform on a lower doll. Some companies placed both arms on one post whereby the main route would be indicated by the upper arm. As for trap points, prototypically yes, however, this was not always the case. I know ...
... topic: 3367 Background image moving when I try to reload the track plan on top. posted: 16 Dec 2018 19:26 from: Gordon A Right having converted the track plan .pdf images to .jpeg images using Nitropdf I saved the two plans. I have the same problem whether I import a background picture .jpeg or a a background image .bgs. I open the background track plan in Templot inserting it into the track pad. I then moved it to X=0 and Y=0 using shift to in background images, then rescaled using autofit (1 :850). All fine so far. Having built the track plan on top of the image I saved it to the storage box. I then tried reloading the image to the track pad. Having successfully reloaded the track plan I then tried positioning the track layout on top of the original track plan using Shift Control F7. The original track plan moved sideways away from the track overlay. The side ways move happened for both the .jpeg and .bgs back ground images? What am ...
163. Saunderton
... the map (not the stretcher bar or the switch front rail joint -- the switch tips are marked across the rails on the templates). Then adjust the size of turnouts for the best match to the plan. Then for each P4 turnout, put the peg on the CTRL-3 DP position. Put the notch under it for each template in turn. There are 12 slots in notch register, which should be enough for the critical turnouts in most track plans. Then convert the plan to 00 gauge (or 0-MF from S7, etc.), using the button on the gauge list dialog. Plain track will convert accurately, but there will be some discrepancies in the pointwork alignments. For each 00 turnout, put the peg on CTRL-3, cycle the notch to that position, and peg the 00 turnout onto it. geometry> notch> cycle recent notch locations menu item. Finally tidy up the template boundaries to the new 00 alignments. The switch tips will no longer exactly coincide with the toe marks on ...
... topic: 3666 Double Slip- switch blade on printout posted: 13 May 2020 08:54 from: Alan Kettlewell Hello, Having made about a dozen 0-EM turnouts now for my layout it's time to have a go at my first double slip. I was wondering how to arrange the printout so the outer switch blades show correctly inside the stock rail. 2165_130354_110000000.png Grateful for advice on this. Cheers Alan posted: 13 May 2020 08:55 from: Alan Kettlewell er.. that should read 0-MF! posted: 13 May 2020 11:27 from: Martin Wynne Hi Alan, Fix them all with one click: 2_130624_480000000.png If you do any further work on the slips, shoving timbers etc., you will need to do it again. So this is one of those jobs which you leave to last. cheers, Martin. posted: 13 May 2020 11:38 from: Alan Kettlewell Brilliant, sorted. Many thanks indeed. As the blades on these are quite short, is it necessary to make them hinged ...
... like to see it Dave.I think Iain Rice may have used a similar scheme where each blade connected to a switch operating device under the base board. An Approach to Building Finescale Track in 4mm by Iain Rice (ISBN: 9781874103004) Regards, Trevor. posted: 12 Apr 2015 23:59 from: madscientist I'll try and find the picture again. Standby posted: 13 Apr 2015 00:10 from: madscientist Pictures from the rmweb thread http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/uploads/monthly_02_2014/post-20336-0 -03224800-1393441102.jpg http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/uploads/monthly_02_2014/post-20336-0 -69249500-1393441138.jpg posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:40 from: Hayfield One of the better methods I have seen, I still think the way Lime Street have worked theirs is the most deceiving on the eye in 4 mm scale though. Which depends as much on painting and weathering as being prototypical posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:15 from: madscientist Have u a link to that method What Iike ...
... I have just found a reference to the minimum distance between the adjacent rail and a signal post- 5' 1". Hi Peter, That's a very odd dimension. Where did you find it? is it from the edge of the post or the centre? To which edge of the running rail? The usual track spacings for multiple tracks (minimum) are alternating 6ft way and 10ft way. If a signal post is placed in the middle of the 10ft way, the centre of it will be 5'-0" from the outer edge of the running rail, or 5'-2.3/4" from the gauge face. A quick look at some GWR signal drawings shows them all dimensioned from the gauge face of the rail to the centre of the post. Assuming you have the required minimum spacing of 10ft way (15'-2" centres) for loops and sidings adjacent to double-track, I think you can safely place a signal post in the middle of that space. regards, Martin. posted: ...
... Just had a chat with Phil, he is very busy, owing to the Covid outbreak he now only posts items out on Thursdays as he has arranged a time each week where he can safely send all his parcels out without being incontact with other customers Secondly he is struggling to keep up with demand on some products and some orders may take up to 2 weeks to be processed New products Hot on the heals of the new revised 2 bolt chair sprues the new 3 bolt chair sprues are now available [highlight= rgb(0, 28, 223); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 0.4em; letter-spacing: 3px; margin: inherit;]Wednesday, May 20, 2020 20/05/2020 [highlight= yellow;] All new 4 mm 3 Bolt Chai r with 16 items on the sprue is now in stock 10 Standard Chairs, 2 S1J Chairs, 2 L1 Bridge Chairs, 2 Fish plates one standard one web both are H section pack sizes 350 and 700. We also ...
... Rob posted: 28 Jun 2020 09:21 from: stuart1600 Rob Manchester wrote: Hi Martin, Hmm, I had forgotten the possibility of the storage box containing templates at different scales- probably because I am struggling to think of why I may want to do that.... Rob The likeliest reason surely is where you have a narrow gauge line coming down to the standard gauge transfer sidings for example. I have numerous would-be schemes that I have worked on where the storage box has templates in both standard 0-gauge and 0:16.5 narrow gauge. Same scale of course but very differing rail/timber characteristics. Stuart Ignore this- just re-read Martin's last post and I realise that it is only the scale that is relevant to this particular issue.... Probably need another cup of coffee to wake up fully Last edited on 28 Jun 2020 09:26 by stuart1600 posted: 28 Jun 2020 14:58 from: Paul Boyd Hi Martin Well, this thread expanded a bit! Yes it is intended ...
169. Printing Accuracy
... saw the "Print (and Preview) control template" options and must have overlooked the omission of the word ALL in the following "Print background templates....." menu option presuming that this was just duplication of the menu item in the "Print Now!" Menu. I've just been checking the print out that I obtained via the PDF. I've overlaid baseboard shapes and, because I'm using Spaceboard framed with plywood, have also overlaid the plywood frame measurements. The X positions across the layout are: 0, 5, 605, 610, 620, 628, 1522, 1530, 1539, 1544, 2144& 2149 (all in mm). The X positions as printed out and (with the pages) stuck together are: 0, 5, 605, 610, 620, 628, 1520, 1528, 1537, 1542, 2140& 2145. I'll acknowledge that my pasting together errors may account for about 1mm but it is funny that the first 6 reproduced as expected but there was a drop of 4mm overall ...
... 2020 23:26 from: Martin Wynne Hi Ross, Welcome to Templot Club. Setting such a wide track spacing means the mid-point of a crossover is beyond the prototype rail-joints in the vee rails. Splitting the exit crops the turnout template at those joints, so you are left with a gap in the crossover road. A. do this (for Templot beginners): 1. make the control on the outer turnout. 2. click the red peg indicator (top left of screen) to show 0 or press CTRL+ 0. 3. use F4 mouse action (or click the LENGTH button) to extend the length of the turnout until the gap is filled. There will now be an overlap on the exit track. 4. make the control on the exit track. 5. use CTRL+ F5 mouse action (or click the ORBIT button) to move it along to make a better join with the turnout. A slight overlap doesn't matter. or B. do this for a more prototypical result (for ...
171. Y Turnouts
... S4/P4 Symmetrical Y with a piece of straight track joined to the end of each branch line. I then looked at the rotation angle of each straight track and renamed those templates with the rotation angle. 2480_290100_250000000.png As you can see one is 5.05 degrees above horizontal and the other is 6.40 degrees below horizontal. I zoomed in as far as I could and lined up the Fine-Point Marker as close to the horizontal line as I could. I even joined another straight to the TP and it's rotation angle was exactly 0 degrees. Is this amount of error impossible to avoid or did I mess something up? My next question will be what happens when I try to create a #3 Y for my Timesaver trackplan? Will the sharper angles magnify this error? Mark C posted: 29 Jul 2012 12:17 from: Martin Wynne Hi Mark, I'm intending to delete the old Y-turnout tutorials because it is now much better to start from an irregular half-diamond when improvising. It's also not too difficult to create a proper ...
... the, 'fan', end of the three-way point system, which is a fairly rare occurrence on British rails. It is usually only two-way and certainly never more than three. somerights20.gif© Copyright Dave Hitchborne and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. 2095790_ed6ed758.jpg Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Wirksworth Overall view of the station yard including the narrow gauge line. somerights20.gif© Copyright Dave Hitchborne and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. 2333264_7b709a24.jpg Temple Mills Yard, south end, with a 2-8 -0 View NW from Ruckhold Road Bridge. On the right is the shunters' mess-room and passing is Thompson O4/8 rebuild of Robinson ex-Great Central 2-8 -0 No. 3836, on its way to Stratford Locomotive Depot after working an Up freight/coal train from Whitemoor Yard, March. somerights20.gif© Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club ...
... so the text is a bit fuzzy. It is much clearer in the FBR version.) Looking at your screenshot, I think you would do better to replace that transition curve with a fixed-radius curve. Templot will do it for you and create the diamond-crossing if you: 1. change the turnout to a flatter V-crossing angle, 2. set a curviform V-crossing. (Click the green R at top left of screen, change it to C. Have the peg on CTRL-0 first.) 3. click the tools> make ladder crossover> make curviform ladder menu item. 4. click the tools> make branch track menu item. You may need some trial and error on the turnout angle and position to get the desired result. If you attach your .box file instead of a screenshot, I can be more specific and try some sizes for you. regards, Martin. posted: 12 Apr 2017 16:00 from: Panos Tsirigotis Here is the Box File.Thank you in advance Martin Wynne ...
... topic: 2354 Making tracks by J R Fairman posted: 28 Nov 2013 16:54 from: LSWRArt Does anyone have a copy of this book who could tell me what it covers. I cannot find anything on the web as to its contents. It is not expensive (£ 2.80 from Amazon 2nd hand) but no use buying if not useful. I am modelling LSWR pre WW1 in Gauge 0 and wonder if this will add anything to the info I already have in prototype line books, or from the 2mm society's new 'Track' book. Thanks, Arthur posted: 28 Nov 2013 22:04 from: Martin Wynne Hello Arthur, I have a copy of this book. It's an A4 paperback book with 56 pages. It is a very readable illustrated history of the former LSWR Permanent Way Works at Redbridge. It contains maps and lots of pictures inside the works, and interesting details about the manufacturing processes and trackwork developments over the years until closure of the works in 1988. The book was published in 1989 to mark the closure ...
175. Cutting Rail joints
... crossings etc) and am ready to start putting them together. I aim to cut the rail as accurately as possible to provide the minimum of gap consistent with reliable insulation. In places where electrical insulation is not needed, I cut "cosmetic" gaps through the rail head only. With a bit of practice, a piercing saw makes a very accurate cut in exactly the place you need it. It is very important to buy good quality blades and my preference is to use the finest I can- usually a 4/0 or 6/0 (ie 0000 or 000000 NOT 4- or 6-). If you take Model Railway Journal, I wrote an article describing the process- part one was in the last issue and part 2 will be in the next. There is also a more complete version of the topic you are referring to on the S4 soc forum:- http://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f =78&t =1342 Hope that helps. Best wishes, posted: 22 Nov 2014 01 ...
... length as before. Which will be generally helpful for a crossover, especially for long bogie vehicles. What this boils down to is that we can't answer the question without more information about the space available and traffic using these crossovers. regards, Martin. posted: posted: 3 Feb 2017 14:03 from: madscientist Thanks Martin, its a modern irish layout( i.e. 1970s ->) in 00-SF( for the track work). Traffic is Diesels bo-bo, co-co and the odd 0-6 -0 steam special, stock is a mixture of 50-60 foot bogies carriages and mostly 2 axle 00 wagons, with a limited amount of bogie flats Last edited on 3 Feb 2017 14:06 by madscientist 3 Feb 2017 14:03 from: madscientist 3004_030915_070000000.jpg The 5 way junction is shown!( all lines are single track) The track plan contains all the configurations of the prototype, even if the ends are curved, as you can see to handle the" knock shrine" pilgrimage traffic( ...
... other track layout possibilities, with a view of making a more simple track plan than I originally intended. On reflection, I think I may have been trying to squeeze too much trackwork in too small a space and am now contemplating a single track branch with fewer and more standard turnouts and crossings. I hope to finalise my ideas over the weekend in order that I can start some serious design/construction work sometime next week. You are quite correct in your assumption about long-wheelbase locomotives, as I will only have 0-6 -0 steam locos plus the Heljan Metropolitan Electric Bo-Bo's running on the branch with associated bogie coaching stock. I was convinced way back in the late 1970's of the benefits of handbuilding all my trackwork in copperclad material by a fellow member of a model railway club, when I lived in North Devon and would never contemplate using any other method. Thanks again, Martin regards Brian posted: 11 Dec 2016 13:02 from: Tony W Hi Brian. This is a common source of confusion for those ...
... to gauge-face. I will tidy this up and compare it with the 00/H0 small-radius turnouts which I did years ago. Notice the very tight turnout radius (493mm). regards, Martin. posted: 28 Aug 2014 21:59 from: Martin Wynne Hi Keith, I have done a bit more on this and produced what I think is a workable match to the Peco 0n30 templates. Note that I have scaled this at 1:48 1/4 "/ ft 6.35mm/ft American 0 scale, not UK 7mm/ft. .box file attached below. Standards to match NMRA H0 gauge -- note that this means you won't be able to create mixed-gauge track with standard-gauge 0 scale. 1:48 scale, 16.5mm gauge, 1.3mm flangeway, rail-head width 2" scale, flat-bottom. 12-degree crossing angle 1:4.7 (enter k12 in the dialog), generic V-crossing, 1/2" blunt nose, custom curved switch. 2_281637_570000001.png I ...
... building it. However, over the last couple of days I have had some concern over the 3 way tandem turnout and whether or not the switches were to close. I have therefore made two plans, one with a more relaxed turnout where the switch are close, possibly too close and another with a less generous radius turnout but the switches are further away. I have tried to keep the minimum radius to below 5 ft, but due to the tight constraints of a small layout and wanting enough room to fit a small 0-6 -0 and a couple of wagons in the head shunt, 3 wagons in the inside loop and a sector plate which will take a loco and 3 wagons I have dipped below this on some parts. I have just about finished shoving the timbers, so thought I would upload both files for some feedback and perhaps someone with more knowledge than me could polish up the 3-Way to a better standard than I have or give some advice on how to improve. As always, thanks in advance Josh Attachment ...
180. roller gauge tools
... 2014 17:56 from: Martin Wynne Bigboy1967 wrote: I would like to made something for H0 scale.... (post #97) http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/47893-o -gauge-%E2%80%93-first-tentative-steps-corrugated-goods-shed-part-3 -painting-and-weathering/page-4 and I have the exact dimensions... Hi, The picture you posted shows roller gauge tools for 0 scale (0 -MF gauge), not for H0. Sorry, it is not very clear what you are asking. If you want similar gauge tools for H0 models, I suggest you use the 00-SF gauge tools available from C&L: http://www.finescale.org.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=346_375_376 But first check that they will fit the rails which you are using (for rail width 0.92mm). Or if you have your own dimensions, you may find someone ...
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