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Points in a row.
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:03 pm
by The Sligo Rover
Just starting to lay some track at long last and it looks like everything will fit as planned thank goodness.
However I am just a bit worried about part of my arrangement which has five points (Peco electrofrog) in a row.
Is this arrangement usually ok or should I look to try any change it although I am not sure how if I can even after all my planning, checking and measuring.
What do you experts think please?
Re: Points in a row.
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:10 pm
by Walkingthedog
I had four points in a row in the sidings. Worked fine.
Re: Points in a row.
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:43 pm
by Puddles
I have four peco insulfrog points joined together and all work fine.
Puddles
Re: Points in a row.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:06 am
by Ron S
Re: Points in a row.
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:34 pm
by RAF96
Which almost perfectly matches this...
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Re: Points in a row.
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:41 pm
by Mr Bones
Are you asking from a running trains / prototypical or electrical wiring perspective?
Re: Points in a row.
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:34 pm
by The Sligo Rover
I was just trying to establish if this was something I should avoid.
Re: Points in a row.
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:11 am
by Ron S
The 2nd diagram by RAF96 is the better one of the two IMO and if the real railways use that concept, why not use in the model form?
Re: Points in a row.
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2020 2:55 am
by dtb
yep, go for it, all fine to use that arrangement.
Re: Points in a row.
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:13 pm
by Brian
The major problems with the upper drawing that doesn't happen in the lower one.... Continual left and right hand curving is highly likely to lead to derailments. Plus of course it uses almost twice the space of the lower one and gives less storage siding length.
