Overhead WIres

[Xaniel]

Hi guys,

Do you know where to find instructions manual for installing overhead wires, or a How-to Site, or anything? I have some doubts about installing overhead wires. I'll explain later. Time for lunch now.


Thanks for your time.

Luis

 

[Ralph]

Hi Xaniel,

I was wondering the same thing recently so I could string mock up overhead for a scene with an electric locomotive. There was a nice link to commercially made products (North American) in the thread. Check "The GG-1 rumbles overhead" in the Photography section. I'm sure you'll hear from people like Chris (aka Interurben) who make their own overhead. Wow!

Best wishes!
Ralph

 

[60103]

Luis:
what type of overhead wires are you thinking of? Do you want simple streetcar type or the big heavy electric (Pennsylvania) type? I've made the streetcar type, but I bought the other types.
How was lunch?

 

[interurban]

Overhead????????

Luis,

It all depends on what you intend to run .
The type of overhead and poles we make were used by many Interurben and electric freight lines.
Pensy stuff and a few more had catenary, which one can also make.
PM Val aka spitfire and she will give you the link to the write up I did re pole making.
Here are a few pics of what you can make at a low cost.

 

[interurban]

This shot shows the poles we make.

 

[interurban]

And this is how we span .

 

[interurban]

A street scene.
Hope that helps.
Let us know what you are running under wire.

 

[Ralph]

Told ya!
Ralph

 

[interurban]

You sure did Ralph, But did I frighten Xaneil away??
It`s dead easy really

 

[Xaniel]

nope, interurben. You didn't frigthen me. I had been searching for a job, and it makes me low on time to be here. LOLOLOL

60103, lunch was great. some fish and some potatoes, with peper, olive oil and vinagre. Delicious!!! With a bottle of fresh water. feels good to drink iced water in this rough summer.
as disert: vallina ice cream, and to finish some water mellon.

Anyway, I'm thinking about high speed european trains, and also electric frieght trains. I had to get back to european models.

Anyway, I wondering this because I need to know how to begin, where to begin. I'm thinking about using Sommerfeldt, Viessman or Vollmer overhead lines. But don't know when should they be installed.

By the way, I wont be able to build a new layout, so I'm remodelling mine (a lot changes must be made). I'll try to get some pics here as soon as I can.

 

[interurban]

Ha ha glad to here lunch was good.
Looks like you will be putting in a lot of Catenary, hope you can have LIVE wire.
Make sure you have looked at every angle of operation if it`s going into an already built layout.
Look forward to your progress report
I do hope the Job comes your way soon

 

[Xaniel]

So here what I've been up to:

here's a pic how my layout was.

I have removed everything I had on my layout, modified track plan at the intermodal. here It will become a passenger terminal. The fright station will become a small industri or something. I will add some country house, perhaps even a little caste or church. Swiss or german style.

 

[Xaniel]

after me and my tools passed by....

 

[Xaniel]

and another view. try to see what's been happening where the intermodal was.

 

[Xaniel]

Another view. try to see what been happening where the intermodal was.

 

[interurban]

Is this N scale??
You have a nice run there. Have you decided to go with Catenary?

 

[Xaniel]

Yes, interurben. It's N scale.

Here are some things I want to do.

Projects:
-Add overhead cantenary;
-Add some country houses;
-Add a small industry;
-Build stone bridges;
-Make this little layout even more interesting;

 

[interurban]

Hi Xaniel. check out Redracer, n/z scale modeling he is doing a great Japanese N scale layout with overhead.

 

[60103]

Hi Xaniel.
The bit I can never figure out is how to add catenary to a bridge. That old timber trestle was going to be a problem, but it seems to have disappeared.

 

[mykroft]

I'm pretty sure Fleischmann does N-Scale European Catenary fixtures, and their instructions are excellent. Trix probably does as well.