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First attempt at a level crossing


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I have a Noch kit for an N gauge level crossing, more of a barrow crossing as it's wood, however it's for straight lines only. I need my road crossing on a bend...

 

So armed with some left over rail, my normal fat fingers, a pair of pliers, super glue, some platform ballast, I've had a bash, so here is exhibit A:

 

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It needs more ballast, I know!

 

Now the gap is huge between the running rails and the guiding rails for the heart piece, perhaps next time I should trim off some of the base of the rail? The track is firmly up against the chairs of the running rails.

 

I have tested this and it works well with my oldest stock (Jouef Eggerbahn stuff...), so I'm tempted to leave as is....

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Hi Justin,

 

It would be nice if the sizes were also given in metric, especially as that is now the standard.

 

It really shouldn't be a wooden crossing anyway, that's only used for barrow crossings (if that) in Austria. For a proper road crossing it would be as here a combination of check rails and slabs, with rubber joins. But in this case it's only a service road that is used by cars and the occasional truck.

 

I've got some spare sections of track so I'll have another bash this time with better light.... I also discovered that one of my stake wagons doesn't really like it, it looks like the flanges are catching on the ballast... The other appear to be fine!

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