Inclines and gradiants

[Paudie Riordan]

Hi All.

 

I'm looking for some advice here please. I want to bring a line from my baseboard up to a Viaduct on my layout. What sort of incline or rate of incline would I looking at here? I have about 10 feet from level to Viaduct height.

 

Any advice appreciated

 

thanks

Paudie

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Rule of thumb is for every 100cm you climb 1cm. You can go 2cm for every 100cm but you may find some steam locos may not pull a train up this. Diesel locos should be ok up to 3cm in every 100cm providing there are no sharp bends on the incline but this is quite a steep incline.

[Paudie Riordan]

Thanks Anthony