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Bristol Barrow Road - Storage Sidings turnouts


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The first two B7 'King' Turnouts have been installed this afternoon together with the first two metre lengths of K&L flexitrack [ have I had it in stock that long!!].
The track board joints are my usual 12BA brass cheese-head screws through ply sleepers. With the holes are drilled 1.2mm and screwed down they have the benefit of vertical adjustment to the underside of the rail prior to soldering. Each rail is then cut in situ using a fine razor saw. Strips of 0.3mm black card are used as a base for gluing the track and prepared lengths are visible in the following photos.

 

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The brass plates under the switch blades are the Brian Morgan turnout units which I have used on the scenic side of the layout and have incorporated here as I am using up remaining stock.
I am contemplating a different mechanism for the remainder of the storage sidings turnouts,

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Looking very nice, Robin. It looks as if you have plenty more points to construct to fill the boards with storage sidings. Is the idea to complete the centre roads first to give a continuous run?

I'm off to Railex tomorrow. Might I see you there or isn't it one of your shows?

Regards,

Dave.

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Hi Dave, Certainly a lot more to do but the plan as you rightly surmise is to complete the centre roads - the Up and Down Mains - to give a continuous run.

Hope to see you at Railex tomorrow as I'm planning to go.

Robin

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Very nice Robin.

I'm not at all envious. Not one bit. No really...

<sighs>

:-)

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