Distance between tracks

[burnthebox]

HI GUYS, CAN ANYONE GIVE ME SOME IDEA AS TO THE BEST GAP / DISTANCE BETWEEN STRAIGHT LENGHTS OF TRACK, SO AS TO ENSURE NO COLLISIONS, OR IS ALL THIS HIT & MISS

[irishthump]

Assuming your using OO gauge then the distance between track centers should be 67mm. That is when using normal Peco or Hornby settrack.

 

The distance can be around 50mm when using more gentle curves and points, but should always check that your longest pieces of stock can pass each other on your tighest curves.

[BosKonay]

Peco make a dead handy little lump of red plastic. Its about 30p or something, and has the set-track centres on one side and the streamline / flex centres on the other.

An invaluable little gauge.

[burnthebox]

Assuming your using OO gauge then the distance between track centers should be 67mm. That is when using normal Peco or Hornby settrack.

 

The distance can be around 50mm when using more gentle curves and points, but should always check that your longest pieces of stock can pass each other on your tighest curves.

 

Thanks irishthump, & yes I forgot to mention I'm planning in OO gauge, also will have to watch those bends,

[irishthump]

I did'nt use a template myself. I used various pieces of MDF all cut to 50mm width and used those to space all my track. For curves usinf flex track I just made sure not to make the radius any tighter than 2nd radius setrack.

 

Seems to have worked ok so far!

[Dave]

I made this, bit of MDF with grooves cut out to align the tracks, works a treat!

[burnthebox]

Thanks guys, so on a piece of board 2 ft. wide you should get 10 straight tracks, with enough space on each side for landscaping, maybe a piece of platform, right ?? that is of course, if you need a platform, or landscaping, or would that be a bit too ambitious,

[Broithe]

You can have them rum closer together on the straight than on bends...

[Glenderg]

The centre spacing for express points (long ones) is 50mm centres -the spacing for shorter points is 67mm centres. This is what you can fit on a two foot board, with a scale 201 thrown in for scale purposes. Richie.

 

(I can see fellas eyein up ikea shelves now trying to get Inchicore on em! )

Edited February 6, 2013 by Glenderg

[burnthebox]

Jesus lads, many thanks one and all, I'm only hoping for Bray, Spaggatti Junction is way out of my league,

[Broithe]

[BosKonay]

<stunned into silence>

 

More details?

[Broithe]

More details?

 

I think it's Newcastle-upon-Tyne. They had a local electric service, hence the bits of third rail on the right. It's all a bit simpler now...

[Warbonnet]

 

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It is Newcastle, coming out with tracks to Edinburgh to the right. Has been massively rationalised since.

[Portoman]

Hornby used the station in their track plan book 70/80's

[Broithe]

It features at the start of Get Carter - though, in the dark and from the other end.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoa3OTJfWIY

 

And, of course, the chap in the far corner of the compartment turns out to be the hit-man......