GRS custom made crossover points

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My 45mm LGB flexi track has hosted many GTGs over the years. Folk bring a great variation of locos and stock including all the popular makes covering analog and digital plus most of the live steam that is going from 16mm to G1.
I run gas fired, spirit and coal and run everthing from Bigboys to Stainz.
So how do that lot face up to the `frogs`?
Well unless you have a suitable framework of points then they struggle. I am not saying that the GRS points are the perfect answer but after fifteen years of running a railway they are the best I have had so far.
I have just installed a new crossover and the frog gap and flange support is about right for virtually everything. Of course you need a pretty generous radius to get big American stuff round which is why the frogs have to be well balanced.
The youtube video hopefully gives you the impression of `smooth running`!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XnC93mvf4k

 

[Madman]

Very nice !!

 

[maxi-model]

Trevor, I have a few GRS points, slips and crossing on my line and love their stuff to bits for the operational options they give over the stock stuff. I run live steam and DC. However, I have noticed my big Bachmann Spectrum locos have a habit of going "bumpity bump" over their 6 ft points and Y's. I presume this is down to the frogs. Those pesky Frenchies. Max

P.S. The re-modeled/re-laid track looks great.

 

[Neil Robinson]

Trevor, I have a few GRS points, slips and crossing on my line and love their stuff to bits for the operational options they give over the stock stuff. I run live steam and DC. However, I have noticed my big Bachmann Spectrum locos have a habit of going "bumpity bump" over their 6 ft points and Y's. I presume this is down to the frogs. Those pesky Frenchies. Max

To me at least this suggests that your Bachmann Spectrum loco wheel standards differ from all your other rolling stock. Is anyone else aware of this?

 

[Rhinochugger]

Which locos? Is it because of small wheels?