GarGraves and Vintage 3-Rail

I have no experience with GarGraves; a discussion on track for LMC was held here: https://www.classicogauge.net/....php?f=35&t=2433

You might contact http://www.leedsstedmantrust.org/index.html, Their website mentions: Today the Trust provides a service of spares, repairs and technical advice to LMC enthusiasts.

If you stay away from crossings or turn-outs you will find it easier to get suitable track; any fine-scale/coarse-scale/tinplate, 2 or 3-rail train, including LMC, can run on the Tenmille track I use.

Just an opinion: LMC is more for collectors, runners can better use other brands.

Regards

Fred

Your best course of action may be to obtain some of the GarGraves track and run your engine on it and just see what happens. You might also consider Atlas O track. It is solid rail, in my opinion, well made.

A profile look at Gargraves track.  Ross is similar.  Often you will see Gragraves track and Ross Switches used together.  Note the lower profile, how Gragraves track is connected to the ties.  Gargrave flex pictured, the ties can be moved and re-positioned when using flex for curves. 

Atlas track,  a solid  rail, plastic ties.   Atlas also can be transitioned to either Ross or Gargraves. 

This is a Gargraves Atlas transition with an Atlas Rail joiner.  

Track work/cutting, is done with a Dremel tool and large cutting wheel. 

I use a bench disk sander to true/square track ends.  Gargraves.

Atlas track

Both Ross and Gargraves are a hollow tubular track that connects with pins. Pins (Ross/Gargraves) are similar, but slightly different.   Best wishes with your project.   Mike CT. 

My layout is all GarGraves and Ross. I do not have any of your Euro trains. I can say that GG is flat topped rather than Lionel traditional Lionel O track. 

I'd buy a section of GG and make a curve and run some of your trains. Or find someone with a layout and test. GG is great product and greay price. 

Rusty Rails posted:

Leeds Model Co. locos are to the BRMSB standard scale 28mm back to back with narrower tyres and shallower flanges than say Hornby and designed to run on bull head or flat bottom brass, steel or nickel silver rail code 25 or 208. They are definitely not suited to run on round topped rolled tinplate rail such as Hornby. 

 

GarGraves rail is rolled, with slightly rounded rail tops. That’s obvious in the photos and due to the fact that it uses pins to connect each section.

Atlas track is solid rail, with rail joiners at the base. From your description above, that would be the better choice.

Thank you to Everyone that has replied to my request on running LMC.  The profile pictures are a great help as I could only source intenet images that were not clear.

The Gargraves is not what I expected but more like the Hornby tinplate that I am already using. The Atlas is deffinately the way to go as  already mentioned having a flat profile. I feel this will give the best option for grip and less problomatic running.

On research the Atlas resembles the old style O Gauge track thet B-L , LMC and Milbro were using at the time.

OK now to find a re-seller that will ship to Australia!

Best Regards and a Happy and safe holidays to all

Mark