Hi all,
I’m trying to add a passing siding to my layout and I am trying to find a way to install an MTH switch on a section of O-82 curved track. Does anyone have ideas as to how this can be done? Thanks a lot Mike H
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Which track are you using?
Which diameter turn-out do you have?
Sorry, it's realtrax
try this:
Grid is 12" blocks
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Gentlemen, I appreciate your replies. I failed to add that I am constrained by the 0 82 radius realtrax. The curved section of the turnout must continue the radius arc of the curve. Moonman’s reply doesn’t permit this. But maybe there is another way?
mike H
Is the table width the limitation? This is the smoothest way to do it with RealTrax. There are no half or quarter curves. I even tried Ross curved switches with an adapter to O track to mate the switch on all three ends.
I think that you just have square up and O72 turnout to the siding on the straight first to meet the width requirement.
Thanks Carl,
I’ll give this a good try.
Mike H
Mike,
I kept trying different track to find what you were looking to build. An outside passing siding continues the mainline circle and the through starts the siding, An MTH O82 brings the siding back to parallel. The track won't actually mate that way.
Is this what you were looking for - the outside passing siding? This stays within four feet wide or an 8' wide table.
If you don't have restrictions because of locomotives or cars needing large diameter curves- I can try using smaller curves and a smaller switch to make it work with all RealTrax.
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