BROADWAY LIMITED LOCOS ON KIBRI/NOCH LAYOUTS: MINIMUM RADIUS CURVES?

[@Bill_D.]

I bought an old HO Fleischmann/Noch layout at a garage sale back in the early 1990's. The outer curves were a little tight for my Kato SD-40 and I too heard the wheel flange bumping the ties. I removed the steel rusted rail and put down Atlas code 83, but the curves were too tight. The inner loop is a 15" radius, which is way too tight for Kato's minimum 18" radius, so I've decided to start new and build an identical layout, but make the inside loop 18" and work my way out. It is similar to the Wendelstein, but almost a reverse image. It does have a double slip and a 3 way switch.