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Subject: 
Re: 6 vs. 8 wide?
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Fri, 31 Mar 2000 22:09:00 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes:
This new point motor WILL BE 8-wide hell.  If these things come to pass, I
will want them, as I am sure the rest of the GMLTC will.  Will this cause
them to switch back to 6 wide rolling stock?  And how will John Neal take
it?  8-wide and no switches or 6 wide and DCC?  What a dilemma!

Mike

But what a nice dilemma to have!  (I'd vote for 8-wide trains...)

John Neal is too busy building *14* wide "G" scale cars...  ;-)

JohnG, GMLTC



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  Re: 6 vs. 8 wide?
 
I realize that, but what if the simple installation of an automatic point makes clearance of 8-wide trains impossible? Do we then not allow the remote points on 8 wide layouts? What about layouts that are 6 wide, but will connect to 8 wide train (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)  

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  Re: Proof of a Hoax? (was: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn)
 
James Powell <wx732@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> wrote in message news:FsB2pJ.JJ9@lugnet.com... (...) clear. (...) No, it will NOT CLEAR. It is on the "other side" in regards to being before the switch, but it is on the curved side instead of the (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)  

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