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Re: Switching yards that actually work
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Fri, 15 Nov 2002 04:26:14 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, William R. Ward writes:
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> greenman <klaas.mail@tref.nl> writes:
> > James Mathis wrote:
> > > In lugnet.trains, William R. Ward writes:
> > > > I've been dabbling with track designer, making switching yards. The
> > > > latest thread on diagonal track layouts has given me some more tricks
> > > > to get it to actually line up at the beginning and end with 8- or
> > > > 16-stud intervals.
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> > > Bill, You got me curious. I couldn't visualize the text
> > > description, so I built it up in Track Designer. Thanks for the
> > > very good construction description. Here's what I ended up with
> > > following your description. I hope I got it correct.
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jamathis/Trains/TrainsOther/TrainLayouts/WilliamWardSwchYard/ward_switchyard.gif
> >
> > Sorry to disappoint you, but you can't connect switches like that.
> > There has to be 1 piece of track between the switches, try it in real
> > life, and wheep...
> >
> > Klaas H. Meijaard
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> Darn it! Well, it works great in track designer :-) I wish track
> designer had a way of pointing out that kind of issue. It's a bug!!
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> But the good news is that 2 switches can be replaced by two straights
> and a switch, you can replace two of the through-tracks in the yard
> with just one, adding a pair of straights on either side to center it.
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> James, you followed my instructions exactly right, by the way. I was
> too lazy to put the pic on Brickshelf, sorry.
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> I don't know a lot about railroad practices - is this a reasonably
> realistic configuration for a prototypical switching yard?
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> --Bill.
Have a boo at my take on Bill's switching yard:
http://sparky.i989.net/layout.htm
I did a TD from his instructions, as others here have, and then I modified
it a bit so that the switches for the points are not overlapping the ties of
adjacent tracks.
Both layouts are shown in the pic.
Anyway, have a boo and thanks for the inspiration, Bill!
Dave K.
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| Now THIS is a very good switching yard (the 'to download' one). Great 'extra' advantage: there are pairs of L en R switches, the way we often have to buy these things! I'm definitely going to build it these days. Keep designing guys! I love this (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Switching yards that actually work
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| (...) I'm glad to have been of service :-) Yes, you rendered it about right according to the instructions I gave. One of these days I'll get around to posting some of my TD doodles on Brickshelf. Maybe even today. --Bill. (22 years ago, 15-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Darn it! Well, it works great in track designer :-) I wish track designer had a way of pointing out that kind of issue. It's a bug!! But the good news is that 2 switches can be replaced by two straights and a switch, you can replace two of the (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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