Popsicle49 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Hello, I was just about ready to start building my O gauge layout when a potentially serious problem derailed my plans. I'm running a Bassett-Lowke Scotsman, A Hehr Cock O The North and an MTH finescale Bavarian loco - all 3-rail. I chose modern Maldon track because it can accommodate coarse and fine scale running which it does nicely but not where points are concerned. I chose the Maldon express points but none of the locos will cross them (going straight through rather than on to the branch) without the driving wheels dropping down into the 9mm gap which occurs before the V of the frog. Like a patient with two doctors each telling me something different, I'm the meat in the sandwich between The Bassett-Lowke Society and Maldon Rail Centre (both of whom have been excellent). The former tell me that B/L locos will work on old Maldon (i.e.Michael Foster designed) points but not on the modern variety. MRC tell me that the points are not only identical in specification but also were designed with the consultation of Michael Foster himself. I've been advised that best practice for garden layouts is a point-free one which is easily achievable but not quite so much fun. My garden is small and the design of the trackwork maximised the available space. Does anybody have experience of using Maldon pointwork which might be of benefit here? There'll only be one set of points on the layout and the locos will pass along the straight for general running, only taking the branch v slowly to return to the station on a spur. It seems a curious state of affairs as Maldon rail claim the track to be suitable for B/L locos but I'm not going to give up without a fight and would welcome any contributions. The track has been purchased so a switch to an alternative isn't an option. TIA Popsicle49 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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