Small switch tower

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1

Due to space constraints I need a small switch tower at the end of my yard, anyone have a pic of a model or prototype, needs to be much smaller than the atlas tower to give a size reference.

2

There is this little one in Walthers for cheap:

1 x 1-1/2" 2.5 x 4cm
Walthers Part # 129-105, p. 470 Walthers

Here’s what I was really searching for and found it : there’s this little number:

1-1/4 x 2" 3.1 x 5cm
Walthers Part # 150-701, p. 472 Walthers 2011 HO Scale Reference

available at: [www.walthers.com – main page](http://www.walthers.com – main page)

3

When you say that it must be smaller than the Atlas tower, which tower are you referring to?

Atlas makes a tower that is 2 5/8" x 3 1/8"

http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/150-704

Atlas also makes a tower that is 1 1/4" x 2"

http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/150-701

I don’t think they get much smaller than that in HO scale.

Rich

4

The second tower is a gate watchman’s tower, not a switchmans tower.

Bachman’s Plasticville switch tower is smaller,1&5/8" square, and AM makes one, check Walthers web site.mh

5

I have a couple of the one listed first, Walthers Part # 129-105. This is a photo of it from the Walthers catalog. It makes a nice little tower.

6

Try searching for an interlocking tower at Walthers some nice choices come up.