Availability of 'train set' double slips

[kintbury jon]

Afternoon all,

 

As part of my small SNCF plank that I am looking to make, I am looking for an HO/OO double slip.  I am specifically looking for a short one that whilst won't look realistic, will take up not very much room at all.

 

I have come across a Jouef one on ebay:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390617134370?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

but are there other ones available?

 

I'd prefer to locate one in the UK.

 

Cheers.

[shortliner]

I know you said "from UK", but it may be worth looking on Ebay.de  http://www.ebay.de/  the UK and US versions don't seem to look on there, and it is surprising what turns up - Common Market so no customs, too

[kintbury jon]

I have looked at ebay.de, a lot of the short double slips have bases on or look like they are not compatible with Hornby/Peco track.

 

If nothing else appears to be available, i'll probably just get hold of a Jouef one like the one that I put a link to.

[Butler Henderson]

The Fleischmann double slip whilst appearing to be near enough the same radius as a Peco small Y comprises of straight lengths with horrible sharp curves akin to Setrack 1st radius. It is compatible with Peco code 100, just needs the moulded ballast colouring to match your own. Tillig do some double slips without a base if thats your concern.

[kevinlms]

Don't know that I'd give such a device house room, to be honest. Years ago my club got rid of a Peco code 100 double slip that gave endless trouble. It was replaced with the code 75 variety and derails there are virtually unknown. Something as tight as that Lima example looks shocking & I can't see how it works.

 

 

[kintbury jon]

I appreciate what you're saying Kevin.  To give you an idea of where I want it to fit in, it is for a small French layout - the thread is here:

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/71203-pas-de-la-casa/

 

In terms of the double slip, it is in the area where the yellow arrow in the following picture points to:

 

 

Ignore the track crossed out in red.  The green track is to be a small stabling point with access to two of the sidings.  Points most likely to be used are Hornby radius 2 points (R8072/R8073).

 

 

[shortliner]

http://www.carendt.com/scrapbook/page94/

6.25ft/1.9m: NEW LAYOUT SHARES INSPIRATION, WITH A TWIST 

 

approx halfway down the page - if you can't find what you want, cut two RH or LH turnouts and re-assemble them, depending which "hand" you need - this isn't a DS, but really an interlaced pair - you need an extra reversing move to do what you want, but it might help

[kintbury jon]

Thanks but it looks bloody hard to make!  

 

I reckon a longer double slip would be better, I need to check lengths and see what I can get away with.

 

I assume no-one has one to dispose of?

[5050]

http://www.carendt.com/scrapbook/page94/

6.25ft/1.9m: NEW LAYOUT SHARES INSPIRATION, WITH A TWIST 

 

approx halfway down the page - if you can't find what you want, cut two RH or LH turnouts and re-assemble them, depending which "hand" you need - this isn't a DS, but really an interlaced pair - you need an extra reversing move to do what you want, but it might help

I had a pair of interlaced points like that on my original OO 'Preesgwyn' layout back in the early 70's.  They were made of copperclad by a mate and fed a run-round loop and a cattle dock siding so from an interlocking etc. point of view were acceptable.  In operation by unsuspecting operators they created all sorts of confusion as people tried to use them as a double slip resulting in wagons going were they weren't expecting them to.  In retrospect, I'm sure some operators never actually got the hang of them!

 

But they did save space.

[JZ]

Tillig do a fairly short one, 228mm long. Available from International Models.