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I've just managed to track down (groan) my track book (ref below). Remembering it is for British standard gauge practice in 1960s, there are two things said about the length of check rail and wing

I've just put a photo, by Fred Howes, into an album called Check Rails & Stuff. Fred's message to me is as follows; "The attached photo shows a typical FR Bull Head turnout common crossing. I

Hi Guys My understanding is that the answer is far more pragmatic - simply that check-rails must be long enough to cover at least three sleepers for the sake of solidity and stability of

A more careful consideration of the details David posted reminds me that they are H&S Executive and relate specifically to mining operations. If one thinks about this we are looking at a situation

I would doubt that the wheelbase length has anything to do with the length of check rails etc., wholestick cane trucks here in Qld. Aust. were generally a 2’9” wheelbase, when mills went over to

Oh Arr - as we say in Somerset! ---In O14@..., <jclutterbuck2001@...> wrote : Hi Noel, I read it the same way. I was referring to old long 4 wheel coaches and that dreadful 4w diesel

Hi Noel, I read it the same way. I was referring to old long 4 wheel coaches and that dreadful 4w diesel railcar thing of more recent years. John -- Sent from my phone with K-9 Mail.

I have been playing around with attempting to build mainline style points Ffestiniog/Rheidol/WHR/L&BR. All I do is just make sure that the check rails cover at least three sleepers. I would love

At the risk of being trivial ... I build my points for 2'6" from Markway kits and when cutting the rail to length there are always these little bits left over -- they generally look just about right

John I read this as referring to the wheelbase of the vehicle or bogie, in other words to each fixed wheelbase. So a bogie coach would only demand a checkrail only as long as one bogie whereas

The one thing from David's mining track info that I would question (but from a layman's perspective) is that the check rail needs to be as long as the longest wheelbase. Does this rule apply to all

Surely David has found the really important aspect in the text he rendered as bold. The design of permanent way is determined by the traffic to be carried by the railway - in terms of weight of

Michael, I can't find my UK track work book at the moment, but our Health and Safety Executive, in a document about mine railways, has this to say about turnout check rails: 158 At a crossing, the

Thanks Gary, I took so few photos on the day. I especially like the photo of your Lister in the quarry cutting - I might need to borrow it for any official photo shoot. And once I get it reassembled

Hi Michael, I think you have probably have more experience of the real thing than most of us and have articulated most of the points I could have made. I confess most of my trackwork was based on

I am designing some new sets of points for my 14mm gauge layout. Does anyone know the reasons for choosing the lengths of the checkrails and the wing rails on the frogs (crossing V's)? I have built

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I'm ashamed to say that I got to Swanley, armed with camera and clipboard for 7mmNGA Trade Liaison purposes and determined to capture some shots of the PLR and Rhyd, only to discover that the camera

I clearly missed a very good exhibition. Thanks Andy for he photos, and everyone who exibited and organised the show. Three cheers, etc... Tim I must admit I shared M Campbells 'problem'

I must admit I shared M Campbells 'problem' of too many distracting friendly conversations... :D thoroughly enjoyed the Exhibition with lots of friendly Exhibitors and visitors... Andy [O14]