RT's garden railway

[Osgood]

Lateral thinking at its best!

Trying hard to resist picking up my Tustin bible

 

[Dikitriki]

Now that gives me food for thought for my proposed outdoor line.

2 Questions:

For a G1 double track line with 10ft radius curves, what is the recommended track separation?

What is the track gauge for G3?

Richard

 

[Dikitriki]

...and is the track inclination in the chairs an issue?

That's your bonus question

 

[JimG]

Someone has done it before. The first double track laid for the Liverpool & Manchester had the running lines spaced so that the inner rails were 4' 8" apart (the odd half inch came later) so that trains could run down the centre to allow for over-wide loads. The history of the L&M doesn't relate if this facility was ever used, and how a train was going to be placed on the centre pair of rails. It would have needed some very fancy pointwork, or more likely some kind of traverser. But I suspect it never got used when the operators realised that it would have virtually stopped everything else on the railway.

Jim.

 

[AndyB]

What is the track gauge for G3?

2 1/2" or 63.5mm.

Andy

 

[Arty]

Richard
I'm not sure what the recommended track spacing is, it depends so much on what you wish to run. In my case, as it is a multiscale/gauge railway, the loading gauges don't match and it is unlikely I'll be running more than one train at a time - I think it would be a dangerous exercise.
As regards rail cant, I don't think Peco include that in their track - certainly the rail tops are flat with respect to each other.

 

[Steve Cook]

Hi Richard

For a G1 double track line with 10ft radius curves, what is the recommended track separation?

UK Outline: 115 to 125mm centre to centre.
Source

US Outline: 135 to 148mm centre to centre.
Source

Most of the tracks I have run tend to the larger side in order to allow any kind of stock to run without issue. It doesn't look as nice, but it means two US trains can pass without incident.
HTH
Steve

 

[40126]

Now I can run, O gauge, 16mm n/g, G1, G scale and G3.

View attachment 36487

Richard

Great idea Richard

Steve

 

[Arty]

I thought I'd post a few pics of various stock, some "visiting"



Heisler with a couple of LGB (sorry) plastic logs.



Shay





Bachmann g scale mining tippers



Bachmann "Connie" converted to oil burner.



The finished article.

Richard

 

[Arty]

All the US ng stock has long since gone, so now building 16mm stock for this little beauty to drag round the garden.



Richard

 

[Steve Cook]

She's looking right tidy out there Rich
Still on R/C or has she moved to manual control?
Steve

 

[Arty]

I like to be in control, Steve - not trusting in the Lord

( other religions are available - I don't want to be censured by a flying squaddie )

R/C Richard

 

[ceejaydee]

I do like the RH Lady Anne and she has such a purposeful look about her... still yet to run mine

Will you be naming yours, Richard?

 

[Pugsley]

Nice. I keep telling myself that I will have time and space for a narrow gauge steam line in the garden one day!