Day to Day Track Maintenance: Part 2: Switches and Crossings (1952)

Discuss the prototype and how to model it.
Julian Gascoyne
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Day to Day Track Maintenance: Part 2: Switches and Crossings (1952)

Postby Julian Gascoyne » Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:59 am

I thought others would find this interesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsdVjgzaUN4

jimphillips
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Re: Day to Day Track Maintenance: Part 2: Switches and Crossings (1952)

Postby jimphillips » Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:15 am

Very interesting indeed Julian.

martin goodall
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Re: Day to Day Track Maintenance: Part 2: Switches and Crossings (1952)

Postby martin goodall » Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:13 am

The film reminded me that a sole plate needs to be modelled on top of the timber that supports the toes of the switches.

On the GWR, if these switches were equipped with a facing point lock, the timber should be 14" wide (rather than the standard 12" for point timbers), but I confess that I have ignored this.


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