PAUL WAYNE Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 i want to build a platform for my 0 gauge layout but not sure how many mm it is from the floor to the top to be the right height for a loco ect any help would be great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAUL WAYNE Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 yers i know as i used to work on BR for 5 years but what is it for 0 gauge platforms in mm ? thanks for your reply chap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristian1401 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 7mm = 1ft 7X3 21mm should be right since 7mm is 1 foot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAUL WAYNE Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 ok thank you very much for your help nice one i will get cracking now cheers chap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Paul this should help you with the Platform and more. civil_eng.pdf Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAUL WAYNE Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 :)hello pete i would like to thank you very much for the great diag it has really helped me out well done that man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted February 19, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2011 A lot of platforms in steam days were a bit lower than 3ft anything from 2ft upwards. I can remember having to step up into carriages. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 19, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2011 A lot of platforms in steam days were a bit lower than 3ft anything from 2ft upwards. I can remember having to step up into carriages. Don At Settle and quite a few of the other nstations nearby there were two sets of steps that the Porter used to move round to help passengers get off. They've since rasied the front part of the platforms to the standard height. There also used to be 'pulling up' for the long trains such as the Thames Clyde and the Waverley to cope with the short platforms. The train would stop with the loco on the barrow crossing and the first 5r in the platform. The gaurd had previously told passengers in teh rear coaches to sit tight. Then after the initial load of passengers had got on and off the train would pull forward for the passengers in the rar 5 to get on and off. All done safely every day. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAUL WAYNE Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 hi chaps thanks for all your info i have made my platform now out of wood wich was 21mm high wich turned out bang on even the loading bay was good to any one got ideas on what to cover my platform with? i was going to use dressed stone for the sides or walls of the platform OH COME ON KETTERING 0 GAUGE SHOW I CAN'T WAIT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Compo Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 For the record when I was a BR structures design engineer platform height was 915 mm (which as others have said is 3' in old money) and 730 mm from rail edge laterally (on straight(ish) track). However, many paltforms were and are sub-standard (and in many cases are impossible to rectify due to platform buildings, etc), which sometimes leads to odd visual effects when a platform is extended to modern standards onto a sub--standard platform. For a modern platform it should ideally fall at 1 in 40 (max 1 in 20) away from the platform edge into a collector drain at the back of a side platform, or the centre of an island platform. Cross falls tend to be rather more random on old platforms! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwrman Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Hi, you could always use these 'Resin Edges' Ebay link Nigel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Paul this should help you with the Platform and more. civil_eng.pdf Pete Hi Pete. Many Thanks for very useful piece of Info. Cheers. Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45157 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 hi chaps thanks for all your info i have made my platform now out of wood wich was 21mm high wich turned out bang on even the loading bay was good to any one got ideas on what to cover my platform with? i was going to use dressed stone for the sides or walls of the platform OH COME ON KETTERING 0 GAUGE SHOW I CAN'T WAIT Hi Paul Be careful what you add to the platform, as all the dimensions that have been given are "finished" dimensions and should be regarded as a Minimum for "general" 0 Gauge modelling. For example, using the excellent Wills embossed plastic sheets which are quite thick could put you "out of gauge" Unless you build stock strictly to prototype dimensions, and modify kits accordingly, a lot of the stuff will be a bit wider (across outside cylinders for example) than the prototype and may cause you problems later. If possible, try a few items of stock, especially an outside cylindered loco (if appropriate) before sticking anything down permenantly. I am in no way trying to be clever, but I know how I felt when a loco came to a sudden halt jammed against the finished platform edge and I would not wish that on anyone. regards Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAUL WAYNE Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 hi chaps i'd like to thank all of you for your great ideas and i will give them aq try ok and well done on that platform edging i'm going to buy ti and put it on mine MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAUL WAYNE Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 ok thanks stewart i have taken note of what you have said chap i play to used dressed stone for the walls of the platform and use what the other members have told me to use i have a old green 03 shunter and a few wagons so thats all i got to measure with i have put my pics on the 0 gauge guild gallery if your a member go have a look chap many thanks to you and evreyone on here for helping me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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