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101. Trying to use NLS
... form NLS. Whilst it seems wonderful and has the map I want, I can't locate it again! I'm after the West London Line from Kensington High Street to the Cromwell Road/A4 bridge to the south on the 25" to the mile series, post-1945. It seems to stretch over 2 maps what I need, but as I ... 7 Sep 2020 08:32 from: roythebus It would be interesting to see the plan for High Street in Templot 00sf as well, tunnels at each end, switchback goods yard ..a good replacement for Minories? posted: 7 Sep 2020 16:41 from: Martin Wynne Hi Roy, Well that was interesting. The 1952 map is available at 1 ... to fit in 24ft to the road bridge: 2_071444_320000000.png And then planning over it, even after shrinking this double junction it is still using B-7.5 and B-8 turnouts, and a 1:6 diamond-crossing (in 00-SF). All entirely reasonable for a model: 2_071448_000000000.png cheers, Martin. posted: 7 Sep 2020 ...
102. Flipping track!
... Class 45 or 46, not possible to tell at that distance. As for the Catch point, there would undoubtedly have been another one in the Stock rail of other turnout road but it is hidden by the building. Tony. Last edited on 10 Feb 2012 21:57 by Tony W Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript ... mainlines generally? or were they reserved for space saving around sidings and MPDs? Mike Three-way (or three throw) turnouts were never found on main running lines (yards only) but tandem turnouts were quite common on main lines. Alan Last edited on 10 Feb 2012 15:42 by Alan Turner posted: 10 Feb 2012 15:53 ... topic: 1824 Flipping track! posted: 10 Feb 2012 09:15 from: Mike Waldron Good Morning all: I have been working on 3-way interlaced turnouts- both with mixed and similar point types- B8/ B6 as well as B6 /B6 each way. my question is: once you have produced the exact track formation what ...
... on the site, the traffic, and the line speed. If there is any curving it always means a longer crossing to avoid a severe speed restriction over the diverging turnout road. 1:10 is fine for a station throat or branch terminus area, but maybe a bit short for a running loop or crossover out in the country. On the ... are old-type GWR loose-heel switches, 15ft and 16ft. The crossover looks to be 1:10.5 (generic V-crossings). The turnouts into the yard look to be 1:9 and 1:10. So your 1:10 turnouts are fine, but bear in mind that nothing would have been running over these turnouts ... topic: 3742 Crossing Angle Crisis posted: 17 Aug 2020 13:54 from: ikcdab in the past I have always built b8 turnouts and been happy with them. On my new layout, I have been brave and pushed the boat out a bit and gone for c10 turnouts on the main line. And very self-rightous I feel too.However ...
104. Y Turnout Problems
... the outer lines, and c) that makes the interlocking and signalling more complicated than needed. Much more likely on the prototype would be something like this: 2_220950_230000000.png The middle road continues to a short spur, which is a useful place to park an odd wagon or brake van. A tandem turnout then provides two conventional crossovers to the outer roads, ... 3 tracks looping off are a mainline and a preservation branchline which go onto a helix to the upper levels, the next board along will be plain line only (at fiddle yard level) and the last board will be a mirror image of this one. If anyone can spot any potential improvements any advice would be greatly received as I am currently on ... topic: 2914 Y Turnout Problems posted: 22 Aug 2016 00:50 from: petedavey Hi all, I am currently attempting to get to grips with templot, I was struggling with creating a Y turnout which Martin kindly did for me. Having got the basics in place it appears I have rather more room for the Y turnouts than I previously ...
105. Re: Templot Tuition
... slip:- Start with a straight turnout. Tools> Make diamond crossing Ctrl-V to copy to background Template> Convert half-diamond to turnout Tools> Make slip road F6 (Curving) curve slip road so it meets the exit track. Ctrl-V to paste to background Not elegant, but good enough to build from (even if ... as single junctions rather than sets of points or turnouts). I have over three hundred photos of Leyburn station dated from 1877 to the 1980s when the track in the goods yard was lifted. It is not always easy on to see on the photos whether the single junctions were sleepered or timbered, but the photos that are clear all show sleepered single ... seems he has described my thoughts on an earlier E-mail. I have been using Templot for a couple of years now& all I do is print out bog standard turnouts& track, then tack it all together on the layout board. I would like to print out the plan I want, but can't get my head round the protocol. ...
... I believe, needs to be built-up using several Templates. Any tips will be greatly received. Thanks, Scott Hi Scott, Are you planning to just have one road on the sector tables? It might be possible to have more than that. Possibly five or even more. Cheers, Andy posted: 21 Aug 2020 09:27 from ... 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, ... 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. I have planned to install two sector tables in the F/Y as there isn't much length to have ...
... in yards, sidings and branch lines. There are several factors at work here. The main reasons for using a square-on timbering style are: 1. The main road is "stronger" in the sense that it is held to gauge with timbers at right-angles to the rails. This is always desirable for robust track. If timbers ... practice. For much of the post-grouping steam era it would be common to see square-on used for main running lines, with older equalized timbered turnouts predominating in yards, sidings and branch lines. There are several factors at work here. The main reasons for using a square-on timbering style are: 1. The main road is ... -on timbering posted: 7 Feb 2015 20:00 from: robin hood Hi all, Started a new track plan but on printing a trial page I found that the turnout timbers gradually angled and are unsuitable for the LNER. I expanded the information panel and found that the default setting was "equalized incremental timbering". I attempted to change it ...
... I forgot to add also the section at the bottom will be a traverser fiddle yard and the wing rails either side will be additional storage that can join up to a traverser road, as the the traverser will only be 3 or 4 roads wide due to space. Dave posted: 4 Mar 2008 16:10 from: davelong Anyone had a chance ... looking Dave Attachment: attach_240_351_wolverhampton_steel __08_03_03_0916_03.box 275 posted: 3 Mar 2008 14:26 from: davelong I forgot to add also the section at the bottom will be a traverser fiddle yard and the wing rails either side will be additional storage that can join up to a traverser road, as the the traverser will only be 3 or 4 roads wide due to ... are usefull for joining the sections together. I have attached a screen shot of what I am trying to get at as to the track layout but it needs refining as regards turnouts etc to suit your needs. Cheers Phil Attachment: attach_244_351_Wolves_steel_termin al.PNG 336 posted: 7 Mar 2008 04:03 from: davelong Hi Phil Thanks for the comments, I quite ...
... relaying inspector was the deciding issue.) There are several factors at work here. The main reasons for using a square-on timbering style are: 1. The main road is "stronger" in the sense that it is held to gauge with timbers at right-angles to the rails. This is always desirable for robust track. If timbers ... practice. For much of the post-grouping steam era it would be common to see square-on used for main running lines, with older equalized timbered turnouts predominating in yards, sidings and branch lines. (Except on the GWR, where there is evidence of the exact opposite! Early turnout drawings show a square-on style, but when ... according to local practice. For much of the post-grouping steam era it would be common to see square-on used for main running lines, with older equalized timbered turnouts predominating in yards, sidings and branch lines. (Except on the GWR, where there is evidence of the exact opposite! Early turnout drawings show a square-on style ...
... :52 from: Chris Hodge Thanks Martin, That video is a great help as it also addresses some other issues I was having in the extending the exit on the diverging road, and also how to curve the second track to meet the turnout, (quite a clever little trick) Regards Chris. PS. The fiddle yard is just for storage ... 23mm centre lines on his crossovers. I have tried setting the adjacent centre lines to 23mm as per one of the dropdown menus. I am trying to set up a fiddle yard with centre lines ot 23mm between tracks. I have drawn two ladders of one RH and 2 LH B6 turnouts at one end and a ladder of one LH and two RH ... turnouts at the other with a B6 crossover as drawn by templot in the middle, but the straight connecting rails from the crossover to the two ends don't meet correctly as it appears that when the turnouts are joined together to form the ladder, the resulting tracks from the diverging side that will form the storage yard are at different track centres to those set ...
111. Track Plan 01
... picture from the 1930s. See link: http://www.6g.nwrail.org.uk/llanrwstonefin.jpg I also found a reference in the UK Loco Shed Index which says that there was a single road loco shed at Llanrwst, built in 1867 and closed in 1881. Unfortunately the 1960 era track plan does not show the shed or where it may have been. See link ... I would like some comments on the attached layout(O Gauge) please excuse the drawings for the station but you will get the idea. Bit more to go into the yard and at the top to join up with a traverser.What would be the minimum size switch in the yard. It has been a challenge to get this far, the printer has ... minimum radius on PRO58- which is possibly getting a bit tight for 7mm scale? You might be able to move the crossover a bit to the right to get the PRO58 turnout on to a larger radius on the curve, but that has knock-ons to other turnouts. I seem to be forever designing continuous layouts in small spaces where curved turnouts ...
... topic: 1081 My first P4 layout (possible name is Bangour Road) posted: 16 Mar 2010 22:56 from: rammstein2609 Hi all, I have had Templot for almost 3 years now but only really took the time to learn how to use it properly back in October. I have to say what a brilliant bit of software it is ... bottom left will be the diesel fuel point. The two single roads to the bottom right will be the double road shed for the repair of wagons and coaches. The fiddle yard will be a traverser built on ball bearing type drawer runners. The main operator of the depot will be DRS but other TOC's will appear. Cheers martin Attachment: attach_767_1081_p4testlayout.box 385 ... the two templates forming the diesel fuel point would be better off as a single template. I would use a transition there- assuming the Ctrl-0 end is at the turnout, use a 'transition from straight' 2- I might be inclined to curve the 3-road shed downwards a bit to remove the "designed with a ruler" look ...
113. Auldbar Road
... topic: 768 Auldbar Road posted: 21 Mar 2009 12:10 from: Bob Reid Before plunging in at the deep end and trying to draw it up on Templot (in 4mm '00' D0GA Fine), can anyone help me try and understand what the arrangement and prototypical layout of this trailing connection to the Goods Yard at Auldbar Road on ... Arbroath and Forfar would have looked like (prior to it being remodelled)? See this topic on RMweb http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f =88&t =40862 Many thanks Bob Reid posted: 23 Mar 2009 14:30 from: Bob Reid I've fortunately managed to track down a good clear photo of this turnout, ... it appears has a single blade catch point to protect the main line from each road- in this arrangement; Question is how can you create this in Templot?- I can see how it can be done by physically "tweaking" a normal turnout to insert the two additional blades however I'd much rather it was done as a proper template. It's ...
... . This makes it possible to change the adjacent track spacing for each diamond-crossing (GEOMETRY> ADJACENT TRACK CENTRES... menu item) as necessary. If slip roads are needed, they are added to the diamond-crossings afterwards. There are two types of ladder track: 1. In a REGULAR ladder, the diagonal-road has ... straight across curved main roads). Curviform ladders are comprised of IRREGULAR diamond-crossings, and are often used to form double-junctions, and to gain access to goods yards, engine sheds and industrial sidings. Slips are less common in curviform ladders because of the usually steeper crossing angles. The type of ladder is determined by the type of V ... crossing which is set for the initial control template. To change it, cancel the ladder and first click the TEMPLATE> V-CROSSING... menu item. Change the V-crossing type as required. Then click the TOOLS> MAKE LADDER menu item again. For a REGULAR ladder set a REGULAR or GENERIC V-crossing. For a ...
... . Then modify the group again. You are telling Templot which side(s) of the template you want the edge(s) showing. MS means "Main-road Side". TS means "Turnout-road Side". For example on double track, you would want it on one side of the template. On single track you ... about tagging here: topic 2098 So instead of grouping for saving or deleting all the green templates, say, you would group all the templates tagged [mpd] or [yard] or whatever. You can immediately see the relevant templates in the storage box, sort them into alphabetical order, and search for templates with a given tag using the box ... Martin. Well the inevitable has happened. 7-14 days ago I was working on an earlier version of my layout plan and printed off templates and adjacent track for two turnouts. These were taped to ply and the trackbed was duly cut. Roll forward a few days and I did some work on that particular area of the layout and changed a ...
116. Stub turnouts
... and the normal switch rail operation is reversed- the switch rails pivot at the toe end of the turnout and line up at the other end with the closure rails for each road. An example of a 3 way version of this type- here- presumably the turnout lever in the picture would have a detent of some type for setting the middle road ... the new layout. 105_140413_250000000.jpg Incidentally, does the Ffestiniog 3-way still exist? I know it was moved to Minffordd, then I think moved again to one of the yards, but I'm not sure if it's still around. I hope so as it's one of the iconic parts of the railway's history, but "iconic" doesn't always count for ... topic: 3737 Stub turnouts posted: 14 Aug 2020 00:12 from: Rob Manchester Hi, Can somebody explain the construction/operation of stub turnouts? They seem to be confined to narrow gauge lines( unless I missed something). There appear to be two types of them: 1) Where the usual twin switch rails are replaced by ...
117. Minimum Chainages
... a crossover. I can add the check rails I want by extending check and wing rails on the turnout side of a turnout, and adding continuous check rails on the main road using Martin's method, using a bit of imagination to 'gap' the flangeway at the wing rails. What I can't see is how to 'check' the closure rail on the ... curves on running lines in open country. An A4 turnout has a radius of 130ft, which is less than 2 chains. That would be regarded as acceptable in a goods yard, but only for short 4-coupled shunting locos. Industrial turnouts can go down to 1:2 angle, with a radius of only 40ft, i.e. well below ... :25 from: phileakins Not having the the right volumes in my library (someone out-bid me!)- can anyone tell me the minimum chainages for curves/turnouts for both running lines and sidings applicable pre-group (c 1915) lines? Sorry, I know it's a very broad question, but from an OS survey it looks ...
118. Half-scissors in P4
... the usual meaning of a slip requires the rail to pass inside the diamond. The usual term for what you have there is a "half-scissors". The side road is completely clear of the diamond, and if there was a similar road on the other side it would be possible for both side roads to be occupied simultaneously. That isn't ... philchudley Hi All I have made attempt at Templotting an outside single slip in P4, the .BOX for which is attached. This is form the major part of a small goods yard where the maximum loco will be an 0-6 -0T and short wheel base goods stock. I have used curved B7s (REA) and a 1:4 curved ... . Hi Alan, Many thanks for doing that for Phil. However, there is a bit more needed yet. The V-crossing noses in both the B-7 turnouts are not properly supported on the timbers. It's a good idea when using a partial template containing a V-crossing to include at least the Y- X- A- ...
119. Banbury August 1965
... the (loco?) spur in the left foreground is an attractive formation, an offset scissors linked to a tandem turnout. On the right the brake van is on a road which appears to be ramped up and fenced. Is this for gravity shunting of some sort? Many thanks to Robert C on RMweb. regards, Martin. posted: 30 ... often ramped and I didn't know why but I have just read a book by Gerard Fiennes which explains it. Brake vans were stored on an incline at the end of the yard so that when a train had been prepared usually with the loco at the far end the brake could then be run down by gravity under the control of the guard's handbrake and ... in August 1965): 6848_Banbury_8-65_s.jpg The connection into the (loco?) spur in the left foreground is an attractive formation, an offset scissors linked to a tandem turnout. On the right the brake van is on a road which appears to be ramped up and fenced. Is this for gravity shunting of some sort? Many thanks to Robert ...
... stockrails of the C9's I'm making a crossover from appear to arrive with a joint approximately along with the joint for the switches and another a scale 60' further along the exit road. What would the lengths of blank rail supplied to a P-way yard/manufacturer be? I know 30'/45'/60' is a common measurement ... plain track panels, but in what lengths was fresh plain rail supplied? (no bonus points for saying P4exactoL Stores say 0.5m through the post or 1.0m at shows!) I'm trying to replicate an LNER 1930's spec crossover using the dimensions supplied by the NERA reproduction of the LNER P-way standards book. Templot turns out a respectable version of this ... of plain track. We can specify switch lengths and crossings corresponding to REA and some pre-REA specs, but can we specify the rail length used to make up a turnout? The straight stockrails of the C9's I'm making a crossover from appear to arrive with a joint approximately along with the joint for the switches and another a scale 60' further ...
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