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I've been playing around with going to 090 curves vice 072 curves and was wondering what switches/turnouts do you guys use?

 

Neither RCS or Gargraves makes 090, but what they have is close, but the only thing I see are 072 switches.

 

Here's a plan of what I want to do:

 

 

The loop is all 090 curves.  I'm still up in the air whether or  not I want to do an over and under (on the left) or use a 45 degree crossing.

 

Above this spot, I was thinking of adding a straight spur down the left side of the room, but I don't know what size/type switch to put in (taking the place of a piece of 090 curved section).

 

This plan will double my current mainline, but gives me only 2 industrial sidings.

 

This will allow me to concentrate on detailing the 2 industries, yet let me run my passenger train on those big curves.

Last edited by Bob Delbridge
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if you are getting into curves that broad, you should start thinking about using numbered switches.  a #6 is a bit more gentle than an O72 switch and make for much better sidings and smoother crossovers.  numbered switches get their names from the ratio of the track divergence at the frog.  if the siding track separates 1" from the main, 6" after the frog, it is a #6 switch.

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