Installing track over a long bridge

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Re: Installing track over a long bridge

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Why not have droppers running inside one of the pillars? Also think bolting the track down would work well.
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I liked the nut & bolt idea when you first suggested it. But thought it may be bit fiddly putting all those nuts on. :)
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Only need three or four.
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Walkingthedog wrote: Sun Nov 18, 2018 4:04 pm Only need three or four.
O, is that all you would need for that sort of length Brian. I see, that sounds like easy way to do it. Makes seance. Probably less messing about than using adhesive as I did not my viaduct. ....................john
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OK Brian your Nut and bolt idea now I am sure it was a wind up. I cant find any small enough except some tiny brass ones which were so expensive I think they were made of solid gold. I would stick to the adhesive I think. :)
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I have lots of small nuts and bolts, got them from Maplins but available from ebay etc. Use them for attaching couplings to wagons.

These for instance, incredibly useful on a model railway.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/480Pcs-M2-M ... Sw6fpbWVsy
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Walkingthedog wrote: Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:44 am I have lots of small nuts and bolts, got them from Maplins but available from ebay etc. Use them for attaching couplings to wagons.
Smallest I could find were 3 mm I was looking for something the size of a track pin,
OK I believe you but I still go with the adhesive
ideas. I stuck down my streamline on 6ft run of Hornby Viaducts with Evostick and it lasted for year until I took the layout apart we moved
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Makes it easy to remove the track if necessary without destroying the bridge.

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