Rail Join Redemption

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2 ай бұрын

Repairing an old track join that was pinned with brad nails.
#modelrailway #hornby #peco
The Mont Park Model Railway is 00 or 4mm scale. The layout is a single continuous dog-bone line; however, it is possible run trains simultaneously. Theme/era is fictitious, loosely based on UK/English steam 1920s to 1960s, Era 3.

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@davidcurtis5398 2 күн бұрын

I take my track pieces and with them dead straight solder the joints together. Then I lay the rail in any radius I want. This will give you a complete straight joint and I have never had a problem after getting it laid. I have been doing this this way for the last 50 years that I have been in the hobby. It was a teaching from a master molder that was in the first club I was ever in.

@franzbrunner499 Ай бұрын

well done -a video to the point (not making a 15-minute story out of "nothing")

@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway 2 ай бұрын

Excellent job, and I agree with everything you did. My layout is OO 1m wide, so very tight, which in its self causes issues. I found the curves would become curved angles ish. Then I watched a channel Chadwick Model Railway presented by Charlie. He advised that where a joint appears on a curve you should stagger the couplings on each rail so as not to be opposite each other. It's too late for me, I thought. After time, I never got around to ballasting because of this issue. It was time to stop this stall and move forward, so up came the track. I took two lengths of Peco code 100. Pulled the rail out of one side by 500mm. I did the same to the other length of track. I then cut a short amount on one end as it got bent, filed it so it would easily slide into the other sleeper in the other length. This meant each rail supported the other rail. It worked really well. Family life has held me back from completing the full installation, but it clearly is the way forward. Regards Steve

@montparkmodelrailway300 2 ай бұрын

Certainly Charlie's method of staggering the rail joints would be a more effective and less troublesome, thanks Steve

@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway 2 ай бұрын

@montparkmodelrailway300 I have a still image video soon to be released on my channel about how I did it, nothing special, but my attempt to show my process.

@gppsoftware Ай бұрын

Be aware that some prototype railway administrations (such as the UK) do not permit 'staggered joints' as they cause rolling and derailment. Obviously, board joints can be an issue, but I wouldn't be recommending staggered joints anywhere else.

@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway Ай бұрын

@gppsoftware My layout has improved because of staggered joints, bringing an end to derailing, so it's a win win allowing me to move forward with scenic work.

@gppsoftware Ай бұрын

@@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway Sure, I was just pointing out that it isn't something that is permitted on many real railways. If it does improve your layout, then it would suggest that you have very sharp curves. Radii over 3.5 to 4 foot wouldn't normally be subject to rail 'curved angles ish'. Even so, the way to deal with them is to insert pins next to the fishplates to prevent rails bowing out. When surrounded with ballast, you can't see them.

@Gazman_Melb 16 күн бұрын

Hi, Can I ask you have you actually modelled a layout on the 'Mont Park line'? I've done a fair bit of research on it in recent years and remember seeing the branch line whilst travelling through Macleod one sunday in 1985. A very interesting line.

@montparkmodelrailway300 16 күн бұрын

In name only unfortunately. I to was fascinated by the old branch line to Mont Park, from Macleod, and it is relatively local to where I live. Even though some my family see the synergies to my layout and when Mont Park was a lunatic asylum.