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Re: Track Geometry for Yards
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 23 Jul 2003 02:23:33 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
> Hey cool! Nice work, my only thing I noticed that would be a problem is it's
> 17ft long! Anyway I will definitely put it to some good use at least as
> reference.
> OnDrew <-off to make the yard 8-wide compatable.
It's a good reference, and I'd probably scale it back some to fit table
dimensions. There's an incongruous electrical connection that needs to be
removed, however, as you've got polarity reversed on the right end of the yard.
The right-most switch on the 2nd-to-bottom siding shouldn't have a siding that
connects to the outer line. Check out the .tdl under View>>Electrical and
you'll see what I mean.
Thanks for playing out the theory - gets the gears turning...
Ed
> In lugnet.trains, William R. Ward wrote:
> >
> > > A1. Two points with a diagonal straight in between can be used to
> > create a crossover (replace two curves with one straight), and the
> > tracks will still be "in sync".
> >
> > A2. A right, 12 straights, and a left will be close enough to keep the
> > tracks "in sync". (Ditto for left, 12 straights, and right)
> >
> > Here's a yard layout I worked out that I worked out using these
> > principles. It's available in both GIF and TDL (Track Designer
> > Layout) formats. PLMKWYT.
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> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/wrw/Trains/Track-Layout-Ideas/yard.gif
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/wrw/Trains/Track-Layout-Ideas/yard.tdl
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| (...) Well yeah, 17 feet may be a bit too long... (...) Yes, a few points of electrical isolation would be needed, especially at the wye/loop on the right end. (...) Sure thing - I think it would be great to get some more creative layouts that still (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jul-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| Hey cool! Nice work, my only thing I noticed that would be a problem is it's 17ft long! Anyway I will definitely put it to some good use at least as reference. OnDrew <-off to make the yard 8-wide compatable. (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.trains)
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