Anyone in narrow gauge?
I’ve just build a module with transition track. And I’ve laid a third rail at my already finished 3’-bridge module. With this module I had spiked the rails. It was easy to lay a third rail. [:)]
Here’re the two modules:
If you look carefully you can recognize the module border.
My next project will be a small wye station, made of three segments.
Wolfgang
I will have an HOn3 connecting line to the N&W multi railroad shelf modules. I have an existing module reworked from the club layout rescued from the scrapper torch.
It runs, about an 18"x5 foot module with sorta a timesaver layout one sided, its going to be modded to make a coal transfer to standard gauge and will have some dual gauge modded in.
The concept is a 3 foot gauge line never went out of business, it will have EBT overtones and since the original line abandoned long before, a lot of freelancing will be going on for its new locomotives.
At the Boothbay Railway Village HO scale layout we are laying subroadbed for an HOn2-1/2 loop of track to complement our existing HO scale standard gage main line. We have some narrow gage rolling stock and locomotives, but nothing will be running until later this year. Our standard gage main mine has been in since early 2008.
Now I’ve ready my first scratch build dual gauge turnout.
This will be the start for my new module Silver Creek.
Wolfgang
Good place to start, Wolfgang, as that’s the simplest form of dual-guage turnout. Though simple, however, they aren’t very interesting looking. I like the look of a turnout where the narrow gauge continues straight and the dual guage turns off toward the side of the narrow gauge (using 3 frogs) and where the dual gauge splits with the narrow gauge in one direction and the standard gauge the other direction (using 2 frogs).
Mark
This is my plan for the module, made of three segments.
There’re no compicated turnouts, no dual gauge turnouts with many frogs.
Perhaps I have to build another module ??? [:)]
Wolfgang
Wolfgang:
That first module of yours looks very good. Nicely done transition track.
Your overlapping wye is a good space saving idea, very much what a narrow gauge line would do.
If I could offer one observation, don’t have too much dual gauge track. If both standard and narrow gauge are going to the same places then there’s no need (economically speaking) for the narrow gauge.
I was bitten by the narrow gauge bug last summer, and I’m starting my own efforts to design and (ultimately) build a Colorado Standard Gauge (i.e.3 foot gauge) railroad.
Best regards,
Mike
Wolfgang, that’s a nice plan for a module. The plan is efficient, elegant, and in character for narrow gauge especially when you provide a geographical context justifying the cramp arrangement requiring special track work.
Mark
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Wolfgang… I know you enjoy building your own turnouts as much as I do, but I’d like to offer my services on your next dual gauge module, you just pay the shipping.
I’ll incorporate much of your techniques in them. Let me know and make the module a challenging one. I love a challenge…
Glen
Glen, I like this idea. The narrow gauge part will be code 55. You have a PM.
Wolfgang
Wolfgang,
“PM”? It’s probably something I have or should know, but I’m baffled.
Glen
PM - private e-mail [:)]
Wolfgang
Speaking of HOn3 I thought you might appreciate these. A few pics of a buddy’s HOn3 layout:
Hello together,
a few FREMO-friends, including Wolfgang, working on a standard for H0n3 in FREMO.
I have before christmas bought some turnouts of a manufacturer I will not name, terrible quality. Fortunately I am in the spring to become aware ccturnouts.
after I have build a few special turnouts for my own station , a friend and I bought there turnouts. I know Wolfgangs quality, if he builds turnouts! top class, really!
ccturnouts but must not hide!
Unfortunately, I have my selfmade turnouts already installed. but check my own homepage.
http://www.hon3fan.de/hon3fan/Bilder/Seiten/Powder_Gulsh.htm
Here’s my first narrow gauge car, a Micro Engineering kit with Kadee trucks. Assembling those trucks without tool is … fun.
Model railroading is fun! It’s a hobby.
I’m still waiting for couplers.
The code 55 track is on my short transition module. This module has two different profiles.
Wolfgang
Wolfgang,
Nice work on the stake pockets. I love the concept.
BTW… working on your turnouts, I have a question since I have your attention. What thickness is your road bed material on the Dual Gauge main line and the thickness of the road bed material for the narrow gauge area? Got the curved dual gauge switches done and managed to get the transition from code 83 to the code 55 within the turnout. When I finish these turnouts, I’ll send you some photos… I took some time off this week and will be home tomorrow late. And I have some new turnout photos that you might be interested in seeing.
Glen Thomas
Cream City Turnouts
Whats up with everybody doing the Colorado narrow guage? What about EBT, or the 2 ft. guage SRRL in Maine? Personally, my fav is the WWF (Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington), a 2 foot guage railroad that became part of the SRRL. Even have scratchbuilt 2 8ft. workcars, with 3 33ft. flatcars waiting on parts. Got plans for a module using the cars.
Not bad for a 14 yr. old, eh?
Glen,
I keep it simple. I work everywhere with 5 mm (0.2’‘) cork over 9 mm ( 0.35’‘) plywood. In the pics you see the plywood survace from the segments. I get this cork in big sheets. [:)] But in the town I will use this cork everywhere. The track will be buried in the ground. To get this better I have an additlional sheet of 2 mm (0.08’'). This way I come out just short under rail head.
Prototype pictures are always good.
analog kid,
that’s easy, the group I belong to has decided to model this. We have a big frame, era 1930 to 1960 and DRGW, RGS, C&S in Colorado and New Mexico.
Wolfgang
Work goes on. Here’s the last segment.
Now it’s time for some track. You see the cork roadbed.
Wolfgang
Harry W. Brunk’s “Up Clear Creek on the narrow gauge” is a good source of ideas and information. In part 32 describes Harry Brunk the building of his Truss Rod Bridge. This bridge will be my Silver Creek bridge.
The bridge is not yet finished. I run out of 8’’ x 8’’ strip wood. This is what I want for the bridge ties.
Wolfgang