topsy11 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Hello. Now my main loops pretty much sorted in terms of baseboard/track laying I'm looking at the next part of the layout which will be an 8ft x 2ft container yard. To get from the main loop round to the yard the track drops below the main loop. From these two photo's does the clearance look OK? There's no issues with the wagon's fitting etc I just don't want it to look silly. It doesn't have to be a millimeter perfect model but I do want it to look realistic as possible. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Hard to see if your wagons are on underlay and track as they can take up 5mm, but I allow 70mm between levels, if that will help. The recognised minimum from rail head to the underside of any bridge etc is 60mm in 00. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsy11 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Thanks for the reply and apologies for the poor pics. They are sat on track and I'm not using any underlay so thats the height they'd be running at. I think theres 75mm from the top of the bottom baseboard to the bottom of the top one. Cheers Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Whatever you do - don't run any double-stacks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsy11 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Whatever you do - don't run any double-stacks! Do they run double stack container wagons in the UK? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Derrrr! - I have no idea! It's the wrong side of the pond for me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsy11 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 ahhh ok mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Do they run double stack container wagons in the UK? No. We have trouble fitting single stack ones through the restricted loading gauge we have sometimes... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foulounoux Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 We can run them but only as far as the first overbridge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Anything over 60 mm rail to bottom of over bridge should be fine for UK unless you want overhead wires. If you get tight for space yo can go down to 55 mm approx though old Hornby Kings and Gaiety Panniers get marginal and if you are rally tight for space consider thinning the track base, rails soldered to a sheet of PCB without sleepers can save around 10 mm and give something something like 2 1/2 " 65 mm between track levels with adequate clearance, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMay Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 on the prototype nowadays the track is often dipped under bridges to maintain clearances as more ballast is used nowadays then what was used back in the day when the things were built. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefrog97 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 No. We have trouble fitting single stack ones through the restricted loading gauge we have sometimes... I believe that it has been trialled on HS1 (the London to Folkstone/Paris Eurostar/Eurotunnel link) but I'm not too sure - anyone got any info on this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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