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... The V-crossings can each be regular, generic, or curviform type. If regular type, the turnout lead lengths can be adjusted by changing the crossing entry straight. Somehow you have to find a way through this maze and find a workable design which fits your site. It is nearly always possible, but in the process there are several issues which you have to keep in mind and look out for, otherwise it won't work. Here are some of the things to watch for on a single-sided tandem: 2_022021_130000001.png 1. The first thing to look at is the relative position of the two switches when snaking the one over the other. A common beginner mistake is to have insufficient distance between the two switches. You need at least 10" scale offset (gauge-face to gauge-face) at the tip of the second switch to have room for the switch blade to open, room for the stretcher bar fixing when it is open, and space for the slide chair: 2_022021_120000000.png A handy rule of thumb for this with ...
... : 15 Feb 2015 19:00 from: Martin Wynne Alan Turner wrote: The first thing to understand is that whilst it looks like you have two left or right hand points you in fact still have a left and a right hand point. It's just that it is curved so that it looks like the opposite hand. Hi Alan, That's not strictly true, a single-sided tandem can easily have both turnouts of the same hand. In fact that's normally the case where an outer road is the main road: 2_022021_130000001.png The same can apply to a 3-throw turnout, although in that case single-sided versions are quite rare. Derek, here is a sequence of posts showing some of the constraints in creating a tandem turnout: topic 2394- message 16119 Unfortunately tandem turnouts are not straightforward, and you do need to be reasonably confident with Templot to produce a usable result. If you post some details of your radii and crossing angles, etc., we may be better placed to help. Or maybe you could post your ...
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