Double Dimple Track

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Recently I bought some well used 600mm lengths of LGB track. Whilst sorting them out ( wash off mud and sand, tighten fishplates, replace missing sleeper ends, clean rails ) I noticed that the end and centre fishplates had a double punch to retain them onto the rail, rather than the single punch normally seen. The track plastic is the earlier chocolate brown.
Any one else seen these?
 
Think it depends on the 'vintage' of the track??
Does it also make a difference if it is a 'real' joint, and not a way of spacing the sets of sleepers?
 
There were 2 or 3 diferent types of Dimpling in te very early days of my association with LGB I have a vague recollection of 3 dimples, 2 dimples were also quite common, I think it was just a case of the set up of the machines used.
A not well known fact is that early LGB track was Aluminium! which was presumably hopeless for out dor use, but proved very handy for some of the early G scale traders who toted their wares around the numerous exhibitions which were held in those early days, as it was so light in weight!
 
I remember the advertising hoardings - "Don't be vague - ask for Haig!"
 
Unuaslly for me, back to the original thread: when I lifted my tracks the 600 mm lengths looked like two 300 mm lengths with fishplates welded together (i.e. the double punch) with a single sleeper across to hide the join, this sleeper often fell off.:eek:
 
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