... get what I think is a reasonable representation of the station (see attached box file), but I'm struggling with constructing the single slip at the down end of the platform roads. I've looked and looked at your demo video but can't seem to get the 'convert half diamond to turnout' to construct a decent turnout for the later 'make slip road' ... of 1:6. That's a much better size for a slip in running lines -- 1:6 slips have a very sharp radius and are normally found only in yards. 3. Several of your templates are showing slewing zone markers beyond the template boundary, to no effect. To avoid confusion it would be better to cancel slewing on those ... (geometry> slew (nudge)> cancel slew menu item). regards, Martin. posted: 10 Aug 2013 20:48 from: pointo1d TFT Martin, As, I hope, you will see from the image, also now attached, my attempt (as previously attached) was based on a scan of the station area as included on ...

... is. I also need to "relieve" the kink inside the gents. Ian posted: 24 Apr 2013 23:32 from: Ian Allen 1951_241820_180000000.jpg 1951_241820_560000000.jpg The coal depot roads are now laid, which means except for one point, all track in Phase 1 of the build is laid. Ian posted: 22 Jan 2014 23:41 from: ... inside double track rising to a high level station for the "electric" services, and three tracks (double main and goods loop) leading to another small station and goods yard. These are all laid with Peco and a couple of Markway double slips and will be staying as they are. The single line off the junction at top left will continue ... , O-MF standard. B9, B8 and B7 make up the formation. 1951_250921_250000000.jpg 0.7mm brass wire inserted in holes drilled into the rail for electrically connecting the stock and turnout rails to the appropriate switch blades. Ian Last edited on 25 Jun 2012 21:29 by Ian Allen posted: 13 Oct 2012 19:23 from: Ian Allen Things ...

... inner tracks; or making the crossover go up and down over the low and high rails don't seem likely! There is a difference between a running line junction, where both roads are running lines, and low speed connections into a goods loop or yard. Regardless of any superelevation, such loops or yards are often at a lower level than the running ... -- from Ian Everett -- --- Dear all, I would be grateful for your collective wisdom. I am designing a layout where the connections to the goods yard at my passing station will be from a gently-curved main line. It will have the standard trailing connections at each end of the loop, with the connection from the ... been laid flat and a speed restriction imposed? Would this be true of both ends of the loop- the crossover/trailing single slip at one end and the simple trailing turnout at the other? The alternatives of either laying all the tracks at the same cant, all on the same plane. So the outer tracks are well above the inner tracks ...

... long timbers Hi Tony, It's important to notice that the commonly-referenced crossover timbering in the NERA reprints of the LNER 1926 standards are specifically marked "SHORT Timbering For Crossover Roads". It's clear that those reprints are incomplete, and this "Short" titling suggests that there were also some other "Long" or "Standard" timbering diagrams, ... that these "Short" diagrams were probably intended for economy in yards or low-speed locations. I suspect that in many cases the LNER used just as many long timber as say shown by David Smith in his GWR book, but that the LNER just didn't like paying for them. Those LNER "Short" diagrams look just too flimsy to me ... Feb 2017 03:05 from: DerekStuart Sorry, computer playing me up. Broadly speaking, I would suggest starting with shoving the plain track sleepers before even considering moving the turnout timbers. Remember not to make too big a gap between sleepers- especially at rail joints. posted: 24 Feb 2017 10:33 from: RK Hi Derek, Thanks ...

... geoff My first effort. The subject is Rhyl. the station throat in front of No 1 box. The "viewable" area is bounded on the west by the Vale Road bridge and on the east by the carriage shed( part of). All else is fiddle yard. Trains "vanish" behind the carriage shed. The shed was in ... over 500ft long but only a fraction will poke out through the backdrop. This is an exercise in "reverse-engineering" to discover the sizes etc of turnouts. undefined The plan is drawn in "S4-exact" but the model would be in EM. The pointwork leading to the carriage shed is a challenge because the point formations are jammed ... on each other and offer little scope for compression. And lots of timbering challenges. Feel free to comment. Geoff Luckhurst Attachment: attach_841_1184_Rhyl_OS1250_5.box 195 posted: 1 Aug 2010 12:28 from: Paul Boyd Hi Geoff. That's an impressive plan, but there's one huge snag:- The plan is drawn in "S4-exact" but the model ...

... photograph shows Castle Junction at the east end of Newcastle Central before the 1904 Tynemouth electrification, and prior to the installation of the manganese steel switch and crossing work. Note the road from platform 1 to the High Level- this connection was removed in 1904 as it could have caused problems for electric sets starting from the platforms due to insufficient lengths of conductor ... So I came back to handbuilt 2mm track with Code 40 rail, which I think will look just a good- it also means that Peco can be used in the fiddle yards for quickness! I'll do have a look at the diamond-crossings thread and I am sure I will join those in eagerly awaiting your next instalment! Richie posted: 20 ... 2019 23:21 from: Richie Kynaston Chaps, Just to confirm, I've imported the map which Templot did as a screenshot, rather than tiles. Have I imported the right map? Ive attached the background shapes file for the map im using. Richie Attachment: attach_2822_3111_Newcastle_Backgro und_Map.bgs 94 posted: 20 Apr 2019 23:30 from: Richie Kynaston Well ...

... . The 3PI "track objects" needed to make this train running possible are hidden and superimposed on the imported tracks from Templot. Turnouts from Templot can be trailed through either road (i.e. working as spring points), but in the facing direction you can take only the main road. You will need to do some "crane shunting" ( ... generally known that the GWR experimented with colour-light signalling on the Clee line! A 2-6 -4 locomotive (tender not supplied) is shunting in the goods yard behind the water tower. Caution! If you download the file and run the trains, those are spring points at the entry to the bay platform. You must reverse all ... - download from: http://www.trackplanning.com/download.htm This screenshot view shows the approach tracks to Hopton Clee. These are tracks from Templot using GWR switches: hc_3pi_9.jpg The turnouts are laid out on a sweeping transition curve. Ballasting is in progress in the foreground. The Santa Fe Railway has running powers over these GWR metals, and a train will ...

... that the dummy vehicle can be rolled only along the control template alignment. It can't roll across template boundaries onto a different alignment on a background template -- over a crossover road for example, or through complex formations created from multiple partial templates. See: message 11596 edit: our posts crossed. regards, Martin. posted: 27 Mar 2012 20 ... not posting the Box file earlier, I had visitors very soon after posting my message. What I am trying to do here, is to make loop curves to the fiddle yard, which I need to keep as tight a radii as possible without infringing the min radius of 1000 mm. Also have allowed 58 mm adjacent track centres for clearance. These ... yard curves are those to the right, the remaining track-work to the left, is from the outer edge of the layout plan. One thing I would like to add regarding this matter, is whilst initially adjusting the transition (coarse adjustments) I experienced the ZIG ZAG effect when the transition was too small for the calculations. However, I ...

... suggestions. All your turnouts are B6's, which does not seem very prototypical to me. I have taken the liberty of altering several to C8's or 9's so that the entrance roads to the shed looks less cramped and the yard entrance has a more graceful flow. These are simply personal observations (prejudices?). The line for the the coal hoist ... a little close to the turntable road, do you have room there for the bank without it fouling? Regards Raymond Attachment: attach_644_929_grindham_shed_modif ied.box 180 posted: 17 Sep 2009 11:57 from: Richard Hall Hi Raymond Many thanks for your helpful reply and suggestions. I have downloaded your suggested revisions for further examination at the next "board meeting". ... received. Regards Richard Hall and Peter Howell It looks like an interesting project and a good way to model lots of engines. I have a couple of suggestions. All your turnouts are B6's, which does not seem very prototypical to me. I have taken the liberty of altering several to C8's or 9's so that the entrance roads to the shed looks ...

... posted: 1 Dec 2009 23:31 from: Nigel Brown Hi Phil Operation is going to be a little awkward, in that a goods train can't arrive if both platform roads are occupied because it's got nowhere to go, and if one road is occupied then the goods loco can't run around it's train, and when it gets to shunting the yard ... would probably use a platform road as well in the operation which effectively means no passenger trains in operation. Also, using the carriage sidiing may be a bit involved. Having said that, maybe that's what you want. But it means that you'll have to work out a timetable which will get around the limitations. Just my thoughts cheers Nigel posted: ... , and here is the layout as in circa 1910. Initial baseboards have arrived (frpm Brilliant Baseboards) and would invite any comments before track laying commences. All station throat turnouts and single slip are on a single baseboard. Both .BOX and .BGS files are included as a .ZIP Cheers Phil Attachment: attach_695_983_Bridport_Bay_LSWR_1 910.zip 374 posted: 1 Dec 2009 23: ...