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Re: Latest track features and layout module developments
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:35 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote:
> I have Cyril Freezer's book "The Model Railway Design Manual", among others,
> which has a table of loading gauge measurements in the back. As a minimum I use
> double the OO gauge measurements, though I increase the width clearances on
> curves to 5 studs from the sleeper ends as there are some big overhangs on
> trains like my Pendolino due to the sharp curves. Other than that, it's about
> 37 plates high above the rail for overbridges, so I set the trank-over-track
> height to 48 plates to leave enough depth for a strong bridge. I made my
> station platforms 20 studs wide so that the stairs can be 8ft wide with 6ft each
> side, the minimum distance between a wall and the platform edge, as specified in
> the table. I leave the platform edge at 6 studs from the track centre as the
> steam trains have rods a little outside the ideal width - I went for
> functionality over pure scale adherence as moving rods look good.
OK, very good information. Thanks.
> One of my
> locos won "Best Modern Image Exhibit" at a show, beating all the OO and other
> exhibits!
That is very good indeed.
> In case you didn't look around my trains gallery, here's the link to the whole
> trains section: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=62749
I will go take a look at that.
Thanks,
Dave
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> Mark
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