Well,
my larger model railroad dreams never get complete so I've decided to inspire myself by building a 1950mmx750mm European layout. That said I have quite a few electric locomotives and really want to put catenary on the visible side of the layout. My question is:
Is there a way of having the staging yard without catenary and having some transition for the pantograph onto the catenary before the locomotive enters the visible side of the layout? Does anyone have any experience with this or know where I can get some advice.
I thought some sort of shallow ramp that gradually pushes the pantograph down and then transitions it to the wire. I don't plan on using the panto to pick up power but I would like to have it ride the wire.
Cheers
Graham
my larger model railroad dreams never get complete so I've decided to inspire myself by building a 1950mmx750mm European layout. That said I have quite a few electric locomotives and really want to put catenary on the visible side of the layout. My question is:
Is there a way of having the staging yard without catenary and having some transition for the pantograph onto the catenary before the locomotive enters the visible side of the layout? Does anyone have any experience with this or know where I can get some advice.
I thought some sort of shallow ramp that gradually pushes the pantograph down and then transitions it to the wire. I don't plan on using the panto to pick up power but I would like to have it ride the wire.
Cheers
Graham