It may take an hour or so before it is available on Youtube as I have just uploaded it. regards Garth
Garth, Thanks for the video looks like a smooth transition across the turnout. I've got the double slip on order. What I'm interested in trying is a figure ""8", the turnout set for power routing and the turnout set in the diverging position. Then run a train on each loop through the double slip. I figure if it works reliably in this configuration, it will do everything else. Mark
Trey, I plan to use a couple of 490mm/13 degree curves to get all the tracks parallel coming out of the double slip and then connect into a couple of 220mm ovals. Mark
Phil has a good idea, but with two double slips, you have twice the potential of running the trains into each other. I was thinking more like: Mark
Just got me thinking... Here is a folded version of your design, to reduce the potential for collisions, and a version of the with two switches to eliminate it completely!
Phil, I've not received a double-slip yet. Since they supply a couple of 53mm straight sections with it, I'm assuming they expect about 55mm of straight leaving the section, so until I get my package, I'm assuming only 490 mm curve or 55m straight should connect to it. I actually like you're first oval better than my design: an "S" curve coming out the double-slip makes it a more grueling test. Mark
Well my intention with this layout is quite different from what you might think. I use this as a an tractor to my sales table at train shows so I pack a fair bit into a 2 x 4ft foot print. It works really well and keeps a crowd around for most of the show. The outside loop is Kato Unitrack and I use that to test engines for people and to display some of my N scale which I am clearing out. The rest is to showcase Z and the wide variety of track and how reliable it is in operation. So on the outside Z scale loop with R245 cures I run passenger trains and inside that I operate DCC on the three loops so three trains operating independently. or I can switch over to DC and run one longer train around the 3 loops as it moves from outside to middle ito inside and back out to the outside of the inner three loops. these three loops are R220 and R 195 with super elevated curves and then R170 to show SD40-2 and SD75 can operate on these curves, but geep and F's look better on R 170. and on the inside is R 120 and R 95 in figure 8 with the small L55 turnouts. So pretty well have complete coverage for anyone interested in what can be done In Z of Nn3 as I run Searails stuff on figure 8 or stony's brass Rebel . So that is why it is like it is. since the video I have added the L55 turnouts.
Quite right Garth, my intent is to exercise the electro-mechanical properties of the double-slip to extreme. I've a bad experience with the Marklin uncoupler/derailer, er I mean double-slip, that I want to be really sure of the Rokuhan. What I'm proposing will be more demanding than any real layout. I'm guessing that your layout is a real crowd attraction, and a low of fun when nobody is around. Mark
Seems to work well, you had 4 bites right here. I have been using the rokuhan track and I love it. It is very reliable. They have increased the variety and have a lot of options. I was just curious about the figure 8 as I wanted a small shelf display. I have an EF66 on my list too. I just need a thicker wallet.Thanks for all the info Trey
