Ideas please.

[dunnyrail]

The geomatry of lGB R1 is indeed based on the fact that an R1 pointbis an exact fit to an R1 Curve. As said not prototypical but it does work and allows all sorts of interesting layouts to be created. However a health warning with R1. It is certainly possible to run at HST speeds, but not recommended!

 

[JeffofSpace]

Ah, ok. I do enjoy the LGB quirks for sure...this expands some possibilities for our layout. Thank you

 

[Sarah Winfield]

I've just caught up with all the posts to my topic. Thanks to those who contributed.

I'll sketch out where about I am.

SW

 

[Greg Elmassian]

Switches that are designed to "fit" as part of a curve can work well. In the left foreground, the track is part of a 10 foot diameter curve, and the turnout matches that curve radius. So the diverging route of the switch is actually part of a "mainline" that is a loop. The whole idea is look at the rails at a low angle like this... if the curve is "smooth" then it should work fine.

 

[JeffofSpace]

I suppose I meant what about having a switch coming off the middle of a curve....almost as a y split...rather than at the beginning of a curve. Thoughts? (Apologies for keeping this up within your topic! Perhaps it is germane, though).

 

[JeffofSpace]

I did it on my last layout as seen with the crossover to the right of this 'Frying Hamburger'.

No problems encountered with R1 points at all....


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Ah! I see it now. This is indeed part of the curve of the inner loop.

 

[PhilP]

Now I will have to brave the spiders, and get a curved point out of the shed.. - I am presently assuming the outer road will follow the overlying curve radius, and the inner curve will be the diverging route, and to a tighter radius??

 

[Greg Elmassian]

Depends on who the manufacturer is, doesn't it? I would assume the term diverging would be the route of tighter radius...

 

[dunnyrail]

Depends on who the manufacturer is, doesn't it? I would assume the term diverging would be the route of tighter radius...

Now I will have to brave the spiders, and get a curved point out of the shed.. - I am presently assuming the outer road will follow the overlying curve radius, and the inner curve will be the diverging route, and to a tighter radius??

Looking at curved Points how about this curved 3 way point in days of old at Swansea Victoria?

 

[Rhinochugger]

Looking at curved Points how about this curved 3 way point in days of old at Swansea Victoria?View attachment 241218

Are you gonna build one of those, then Jon?

 

[dunnyrail]

Are you gonna build one of those, then Jon?

Not a chance, have done a couple of 3 way points in 0, but my track building days in G are long past since I got into Peco, LGB, Train Line and Aristo Track.