Turning barriers for industrial access spurs in H0
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It seems like you should be able to make that up using some plastic round stock. Not too complicated... Good idea!
I think that I'd go with brass for those gates: you could make the posts, including the crossing signal/floodlight assembly from telescoping brass tubing, and the gates from various sizes of brass wire. A couple of small brass washers, soldered to the gate could serve as hinges, pivoting on the tubing of the post.
I must say that that's the nicest-looking three-rail track that I've ever seen - is it something new from Lionel?
:-D
The rails on the left appear to be a bit closer together: if the one in the middle had been centred, you'd have a narrow gauge double-tracked line, set up as a sort of gauntlet track. You'd need a fourth rail only at the passing sidings.
What are the gauges of the track (I'm guessing that it's actually dual-gauge track) and where is it located?
Wayne
I must say that that's the nicest-looking three-rail track that I've ever seen - is it something new from Lionel?
:-DThe rails on the left appear to be a bit closer together: if the one in the middle had been centred, you'd have a narrow gauge double-tracked line, set up as a sort of gauntlet track.
You'd need a fourth rail only at the passing sidings. What are the gauges of the track (I'm guessing that it's actually dual-gauge track) and where is it located?
Wayne
No offense, but that looks like the rail entrance to a Gulag...
What is the purpose of the middle rail?
What is the purpose of the middle rail?
Actually, this style is (or was) quite common in England - the idea is that the right of way is barricaded when the gates are open to vehicles, and there's no chance of driving around the gates when the road is blocked. Every time I read about some idiot driving around the gates in North America, I wonder why we can't have those type of gates here.
Andrew
I must say that that's the nicest-looking three-rail track that I've ever seen - is it something new from Lionel?
The rails on the left appear to be a bit closer together: if the one in the middle had been centred, you'd have a narrow gauge double-tracked line, set up as a sort of gauntlet track.
What are the gauges of the track (I'm guessing that it's actually dual-gauge track) and where is it located?
Wayne
I think that the last sentence in my above reply explains the third rail, although I'm still awaiting confirmation and further info from the original poster.
Wayne
Since the gauge looks a little wider on the right, I'll assume that is the usable narrow gauge - 30", 750mm or 760mm.
L
lester perry
looks to me like dual gauge also, from the crossing. Also appears that the narrow gauge hasn't seen traffic in a while note the dirty rail head
Les
Les
The third rail is- because this access track served for a short time also as the track of the Saint- Peterburg ChRW.
I've seen these pics before, they are of Russian Children's Railways.
As for these crossings they really dont look complicated to make, give it a whack at soldering some brass rod or gluing some styrene. :thumb:
As for these crossings they really dont look complicated to make, give it a whack at soldering some brass rod or gluing some styrene. :thumb:
Some exemplary trackwork here from the Children's Railway - St. Petersburg...definitely hand layed ! http://railways.id.ru/glossary/3line.html Bob C.
At our local club Eric has made something similar. he used the method someone suggested of building the gate from thin brass tubing, and it pivots on a steel pin.
I'm in the process of building a Sawmill complex, and we have a lead from the saw mill complex that crosses the main, to serve a coal mine; and I want to make a set of gates to protect them. I am thinking of making them out of brass and possibly hooking them up to wire, and using them as a switch to turn red dwarf signals on on the main when the gates are opened to allow access to the coal mine tracks.
If I do this I'll try to post a link to the thread on our club activity here.
Bill Nelson
I'm in the process of building a Sawmill complex, and we have a lead from the saw mill complex that crosses the main, to serve a coal mine; and I want to make a set of gates to protect them. I am thinking of making them out of brass and possibly hooking them up to wire, and using them as a switch to turn red dwarf signals on on the main when the gates are opened to allow access to the coal mine tracks.
If I do this I'll try to post a link to the thread on our club activity here.
Bill Nelson