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... a much larger version and wanting his own room to himself, I have been forced to embark on a large scale tidy up of the railway stuff I have had squirrelled away in there for years. During the process I (re-)discovered an article by Philip Millard, titled as above, in the HMRS Journal of Jan/Mar 1994, Volume 15 No1, ISSN 0963-195X. In diagrams and tables the author sets out data from British Railway Track (1963) relating to straight cut switches, but more importantly has reproduced data from The Platelayers' Handbook of 1901 over five pages covering most common turnout varieties and junctions. The 1963 (and earlier versions) book comes up quite regularly on e-bay, but I imagine the Handbook is as rare as hen's teeth so the article is invaluable! I suppose the magazine's quite rare as well now. PM me if you want further details, or contact the HMRS of course. Phil PS In my notes I also see that I consulted Modern British Permanent Way by GJ Allen ( ...
... applying some contraflexure (negative curving radius) to an ordinary turnout. And quite often that was actually the correct prototypical result required (for example where one of the roads is a running line). Over the years I wrote several posts explaining the above. I then hit on the idea of using an irregular half-diamond template as the basis of a symmetrical Y-turnout, which I described here: topic 2768 and here: topic 3456- message 27233 It is by no means perfect, but it's usable. More importantly, it reflects the fact that it is now very unlikely that I will ever be doing the complete re-write of the template generator which is needed for true unhanded split-deflection switches. The years have overtaken me. If that's what you want, it can be done, and has always been possible, using multiple partial templates. It's possible that someone else may do such a re-write of the generator for Templot3 (the open-source version of Templot), but if so they are keeping very ...
... not produced nor endorsed in any way by the NMRA. The NMRA frog design explanation and recommendations are as published on their website http://www.nmra.org under the general standards section. In particular the NMRA does NOT specifically recommend (unprototypical) sharpening of the frog vee point, and especially not as a means of justifying the non-standard use of code 88 wheels. The NMRA is also neutral with the idea of including the very prototypical "filler" blocks that normally are fitted at various points in the flangeway. Most importantly, the NMRA does not recommend ANY gauge widening through the frog area of a turnout. Quite the reverse in fact. The latest review of the standards is emphasizing that the gauge tolerances should not be used within the turnout area, as the widening allowance was only ever intend for use at all on sharp plain track curves. Andy Deputy, NMRA Proto Standards group. posted: 8 Dec 2007 17:03 from: Martin Wynne Andy Reichert wrote: Most importantly, the NMRA does not recommend ANY gauge widening through the ...
... topic: 324 00 gauge double slips posted: 26 Jan 2008 22:39 from: davelong Hi good evening all, Moving on from my previous problems, I've managed to find myself in another predicament. OO gauge double slips more importantly K crossing check rail lengths? I've followed the tutorial in the companion, I had a look at the video also but found it easier to have next to me on a piece of paper and the process doesn't really take too much longer. Anyway I've put together a double slip fairly straight forward. However I got to the section that mention over sized flangeways etc so I checked and yes the K check rails were protruding through the slip rails, so I tried changing the size of the check rails after reading the help files, the problem is to fit them in they're down to a silly 60 or below inches almost hardly worth them being there at all at that size. Any advice (other than we've told you before how naff oo is for this kind of thing). Also there was not much ...
... some critical bugs that required an immediate surgical fix." Here's the link for the 50%-off deal on the upgraded Mac version 19.0.1: http://www.codeweavers.com/store?deal=1901CX cheers, Martin. posted: 14 Jan 2020 20:41 from: Rob Manchester Hi Martin, Thanks for the nudge re Crossover. I don't have a Mac but am at some point going to install Linux on my home PC's. A question for Linux users is should I buy the 'official' version :- 2001_141538_310000000.jpg Importantly is there any likelyhood that some versions may not support Templot when combined with some Linux distributions? I am assuming the paid for versions of Crossover are for a single machine licence- is that true? Thanks Rob posted: 14 Jan 2020 21:15 from: Martin Wynne Rob Manchester wrote: I don't have a Mac but am at some point going to install Linux on my home PC's.... Importantly is there any likelyhood that some versions may not support Templot when combined with some Linux distributions Hi Rob, ...
... with a quick glance I saw a couple of things I would not do myself. I could not say I particularly like what it does. And I am pretty sure you will not like it either. But that is not the point. It provides consistency, and in a multi-contributor environment that is more valuable than anything else. The main points are: it is trivial to access it is automatic the output is reasonable (or at least not UNreasonable) we WILL get used to it, and- perhaps most importantly, it is far easier to say to any newcomers "Use this" than try to describe the scores of as-yet-undocumented conventions in the existing code- and perhaps even MORE most importantly... these discussions no longer waste our time. I suggest that we adopt it, however painful it may feel in the short term. Cheers, graeme PS Clearly that was only an example. I hope it is obvious to all that blue IS better than green. posted: 1 Dec 2019 22:39 ...
... believe that it is time to call a moritorium on major forum contributions,[ valuable though they can be in the wider scheme] in favour of KISS- keeping it short and simple... Short questions: eg where is the bit that does that? and short answers: either a link to where it is at, or a couple of sentences pointing at which level of which menu. This would allow the struggling user to continue to get the little bit of help needed to keep going with basic formations. More importantly, Martin could relax, and leave the helping-hands task to the willing, experienced users; thus freeing him up to enjoy Christmas and apply his time, in his own time, to completing his labour-of-love project, but without further risking the loss of his sanity. Finally, To Martin, hope you feel that you can keep the site open. To voluminous posters: please take a short break to give Martin a break. To those who need help: please search first, then keep ...
... .. Attachment: attach_2483_3071_radstock_17_09_01 _1312_55.sk83 340 posted: 4 Sep 2017 14:58 from: John Palmer...and the shapes file Attachment: attach_2484_3071_radstock_17_09_01 _1312_55.bgs 277 posted: 4 Sep 2017 15:07 from: John Palmer Although NLS' range of town plans is concentrating on the West Country, they have not as yet scanned Radstock, unfortunately, so I have had to use the 25" series. There are a few departures from the OS plan, partly because I hae me doots about some of the alignments, but more importantly because I wanted to show the 1936-37 alterations to the layout, primarily affecting the ladder of slips across the yard and the connection into the Up Main. Whilst excluding what I take to be the tramways, I have included the lower end of the Clandown Branch, and the standard gauge incline across the bridge giving access to Tyning colliery and batches. Also shown are the connection towards Ludlows and the British Wagon Works tracks, the latter a mess of tight curves which I have eased somewhat. I got to know ...
... topic: 2798 Australia's first railway posted: 30 Nov 2015 23:21 from: Richard_Jones Can TEMPLOT cope with this type of trackwork?Seen at Norfolk Bay convict station, Taranna, Tasmaniaundefined 1763_301820_490000000.jpg posted: 1 Dec 2015 02:09 from: Matt M. More importantly Richard, can you build the working scale convicts to push it... If so I'm putting in an order for some working 7mm shunting horses. Matt M. posted: 1 Dec 2015 05:10 from: Richard_Jones Hi Matt,No problem, we just need to get Jonathan Swift to persuade the Lilliputian Government to introduce transportation.... posted: 1 Dec 2015 05:13 from: Matt M. That's not like sending jobs overseas is it? posted: 2 Dec 2015 21:31 from: Ariels Girdle You don't necessarily need convicts or horses. There was a railway with timber rails in New Zealand (briefly) powered by steam locomotives. http://the-lothians.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/the-saga-of-southlands ...
... http://templot.com/companion/desktop/ For months years I have been engaged in a battle of wits with modern browsers to try to keep Templot screenshots showing crisp and lossless, rather than having them resampled by the browser using inappropriate jpeg compression on line graphics. I have now given up on this. If some of the images now appear fuzzy, I'm sorry. It makes my blood boil to see images needlessly fuzzy, but I'm weary of the battle -- there are more important things in life. Most importantly to get some actual content into the Companion. It won't have escaped your notice that although the format has changed, there is still very little content. I'm hoping to do something about this soon. regards, Martin. posted: 20 May 2016 18:50 from: Martin Wynne Here's a quick guide to the navigation icons on mobiles: 2_201344_140000000.png Martin. posted: 21 May 2016 13:08 from: Martin Wynne On tablets and desktops, more functions are available by clicking the More hamburger to display the menu: ...
... meaning to for a while, but injuring my wrist curtailed that somewhat! posted: 25 May 2016 19:58 from: Martin Wynne kellyh wrote: It is about time Flash died the horrible death it deserves! Hi Kelly, I keep reading this, but I disagree strongly. It may indeed be poor for real-world photographic moving video. That's because it was never originally designed for such applications. But for line graphics and animations, the things Shockwave Flash was actually designed for, it is great. And most importantly, using run-length encoding, it is lossless. This makes it infinitely superior to the utterly awful HTML5 video jpeg compression when applied to line graphics such as Templot screenshots. It is all moot, because I have long since accepted that there is no point my kicking against the inevitable end of Flash support. That's why I was so pleased to find the lossless FBR videos which I'm now using directly embedded in Templot (see the help> watch a video> menu items.) But of course FBR videos don't ...
... : Martin Wynne Mark Zagrodney wrote: The problem you are facing with producing documentation for a software product in multiple formats is a common one and I have past experience one solution: the Darwin Information Typing Architecture(DITA). Hi Mark, Thanks for that. I do have suitable software for creating the docs in multiple formats: http://www.helpandmanual.com which I have been using for years, not only for Templot. The problem is not so much compiling the content in the different formats, but delivering it and more importantly updating it in between Templot program versions. For example at present I have a new program version almost ready for release. If I delay it until I have also updated the docs, it could be many months before it gets released. I can't do both at once. If I create PDFs or CHMs now and include them with an immediate release, they will be out-of-date very soon as I work on the updated docs. I had hoped that the EWriter format with content updated from the server was ...
... threading rail. I think I was too hasty. I'm now convinced that the chairs improve with keeping. I've been looking back at a few test print chairs I made a fortnight ago when setting up the machine, using the original translucent PLA (I inked over them to see the detail). They were made using the default settings using the standard 0.4mm nozzle. They are now looking much better than I remember them at the time, and much better than the ones made in brown PLA+ this week. But more importantly they are now much stronger. I tried threading rail in them straight off the printer, and they simply fell apart. The chair jaws would crumble away, and could be broken off easily with fingers. A fortnight later, I have only a couple left to try, but I now can't budge them with fingers. To remove the chair jaws would require a cutting tool of some sort. Clearly some form of slow chemical process is taking place after printing -- over to the polymer chemists to explain. Could the ...
... be able to come back with an answer soon, but this week is looking as bad as last week- If I carry on like this it will soon be Christmas! Richie posted: 21 Nov 2017 19:44 from: Richie Kynaston Hi Tony, Managed to have a play with a few things now, and I'm slowly realising that six foot is just too short to get the point work in, when dealing with O Gauge. It can be done, but not in a way that looks prototypical, or more importantly right to the eye! Im back to the drawing board on this one, but many thanks for your help, support and time, really has been appreciated. As this is just a small layout for running locos and doing a few photos, I'm thinking I really need to go back to the original photo plank idea I started with! Richie Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Trackbuilding topics> Help with three- ...
... P.S. What about captions on the slideshow? If all the pics in yours had been new to us there would have been many questions asked about locations. Hi Rob, I'm just working on that as we speak. It's actually quite tricky to get the captions to fade in and out long enough to be readable, but then leave the image uncluttered. I don't think I made it clear enough that that first video was just a trial play with the AV software to see what I could do with it, and more importantly to see how many cries of "what a load of rubbish" went up. Having been encouraged by the response (I posted the link on RMweb too), and enjoying being a bit creative, I will now spend some time creating something a bit more polished. At least it is keeping me away from that damned OSM, which would take over my life if I let it. Martin. posted: 9 Nov 2018 06:02 from: Andrew Barrowman I was confused by the brilliant shots of the Corsair ...
... have been creating video tutorials in FBR format. These can be accessed from within the program in addition to the web site: 2_031329_240000001.png 9. And finally there is the new Templot Companion web site and A-Z index. This looks good so far, but as you will know if you have visited it, there is a lot of content still missing. The plan is that all the above information, including hundreds of updated screenshots and dozens of web pages and videos, should eventually be integrated into it, including most importantly the A-Z Index. Plus of course all the new pages, videos and tutorials now needed for Templot2. That's here: http://templot.com/companion/ 10. Not forgetting the information on the Templot home page for first-time visitors: 2_050758_390000000.png See: http://templot.com/companion/templot_home.html 11. And finally the prototype track information is now on this page: http://templot.com/companion/prototype.html regards, Martin. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable ...
... Which means that we could get to a stage of equivalence quite soon. And then yes I would be willing to withdraw T2 and leave OT as the one and only public version of Templot going forward. And happily spend my time helping to develop it. For non-programmers reading this, I want to add that there is also a great need for experienced (and beginner) Templot users and track-builders in the OT development team -- to test new functions, notice unwanted changes, etc., and most importantly to help with progressing the docs for OT and providing user support. Everyone here is only too aware of my utter failure to make progress with the Templot Companion, and I fear it is time to admit that it just isn't going to happen without some help. Reading back through the topics about OT and MEC on here, there is a confusing mish-mash of different threads and out-of-date old posts. If the OT project is coming back to life, I will try to do some tidying up ...
... where I left off. That sounds easy enough, but in fact there are a dozen loose ends waiting to be progressed. Years ago I could remember where I had got to on half a dozen different things at once, but nowadays it's hard to remember anything at all. For example I was surprised to find that only 6 months ago I created this page: http://templot.com/companion/basics.php because I had entirely forgotten about it. And also this topic discussing it, equally forgotten: topic 3197 More importantly, that page still isn't linked from anywhere else, and isn't yet indexed in the A-Z Index. I think I had in mind that it was a temporary page, to be split into shorter sections at some stage. But I can't really remember. Perhaps a coffee would help... Martin. posted: 18 Sep 2018 00:51 from: Rob Manchester Martin, Yes, I remember the dialogues on here back in Jan/Feb of this year. It seems like ages ago now. I ...
... the problem. It looks to be working OK now. Thank you for the pointer. It could have taken me a long time to find. I will continue testing to make sure I have T2 parity, but I am hopeful (again). Graeme posted: 31 Oct 2019 17:52 from: Graeme Martin Wynne wrote: That's great. Many thanks for doing that. You are very welcome, and I am sorry it took so long (I may have mentioned my many-dimensional learning curve) and more importantly that getting me up to speed absorbed so much of your time (no excuse for that). I will make a positive nett contribution soon, I promise!... but it would be better to do things properly I couldn't agree more, and on that note, I think there are a couple of things to do before we put anything on the Sourceforge site. Testing The first is that I would not like to release this into the wild until someone with more experience of Templot than I have has given ...
... fit in a double slip with a short head shunt? Thoughts and ideas would be very welcome Attachment: attach_2178_2794_Bodmin_general.bo x 316 Last edited on 26 Nov 2015 17:49 by Hayfield posted: 20 Mar 2016 15:40 from: Hayfield Just about to move house (as planned) in just over a week and initially will only have a work bench to carry out my railway modelling. The currant plan is to build or have built a shed 10/12' long by 7' wide to house my layout and more importantly my work bench. I have a soft spot for the Bodmin and Wenford Railway, especially the engine shed part. As I said before initially a small diorama is in my mind which can be extended into a layout when time and space. Bodmin could be modelled either as it was when GWR or as a preserved layout (allowing SR visiting locos etc) or as a Bodmin themed layout. Firstly I have plenty of GWR chairs (both C&L and Exactoscale) so at least the cameo part could be chaired ...
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