wilsoh Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Hi All, Myself and a friend are currently building a H.D. 3-Rail layout and have been given a Trix-Twin Britannia Loco. Will it run on H.D. 3-Rail Track? Regards Howard Wilson (Cleveland Model Railway Club) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 11 minutes ago, wilsoh said: Hi All, Myself and a friend are currently building a H.D. 3-Rail layout and have been given a Trix-Twin Britannia Loco. Will it run on H.D. 3-Rail Track? Regards Howard Wilson (Cleveland Model Railway Club) It certainly will - when I was at secondary school we built a exhibition layout that combined Trix-Twin and Hornby Dublo 3-rail track and stock. With Hornby Dublo, the two running rails are connected electrically - only the centre rail is electrically insulated. Trix-Twin has all three rails electrically insulated from each other, so that two locos can run under independant control on the same track; each having the return current via different rails. A Trix-Twin loco running on HD track will pick up from the centre rail and the return current will by via the wheels on one side; (unless you modify it to electrically connect the wheels on both sides). Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsoh Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Hi John, Thanks for the swift reply. I seem to recall that early Trix-Twin Locos ran on A C current before changing to the more common D C. How do I tell which my loco is designed for? Regards Howard Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 19 minutes ago, wilsoh said: Hi John, Thanks for the swift reply. I seem to recall that early Trix-Twin Locos ran on A C current before changing to the more common D C. How do I tell which my loco is designed for? Regards Howard Wilson I'm open to correction, but I don't think that the Britannia was produced for AC; a quick check with 12vDC shouldn't do it any harm, though. If in doubt, consult these guys :- http://www.ttrca.co.uk/index.html http://www.trix.co.uk/ Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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