johnhutnick

Thank you. Yes, the name of the model railway might be a help. If I could have found even the contents page online, I would have the name.

Hello. I am in the US, and had to look up Barry turnout. This appears to be 2 regular TOs intertwined, like a double slip, but not. In a recent post, I asked if anyone could provide a copy of a micro article from Model Rail Great British Model Railways. I understand that it is 3 box files, with the middle being a scenicked section with one TO. The two ends are supposed to be 3-track sector plates. You might consider following this using some arrangement with your Barry TO in middle. Look at what I think is a Barry in the middle of this photo. In your proposed micro, the 2 track legs on one end could be on either side of the station platform. In the other direction, one track is your branch line coming in, and the other could be a tiny goods siding. If you have room for each end to be a little 3 track complete train turntable, you could have trains coming and going. If it were me, I could not resist the urge to try and squeeze in a very small loco turntable and engine shed, if possible. I think this adds a lot of interest. I admire your track building. For me to put together a Barry TO would be a struggle. Regards, John Hutnick

I understand that the most recent issue of Model Rail Great British Model Railways has a micro layout using 3 boxfiles. I am in the US. I was unable to find a way to buy a digital copy. Does anyone have this issue and could someone please scan the article? Thank you. John Hutnick

I am in the US. I have tried to find a digital single copy of this to buy with no success. I am particularly interested in one small micro layout in 3 boxfiles. Can anyone scan me the article? Thank you. John Hutnick

I am in the U.S. The Atlas turntable shown is commonly available. It indexes to 15 degrees. I have one that I am currently using on a small layout. However, it s 9", which may not be quite long enough. It is slightly elevated so that track on roadbed matches. If you lay track flat on the baseboard, you must ramp up. My favorite choice for a small turntable is the old Bowser 10", commonly sold as N gauge. It shows up occasionally on US Ebay. It is in a one foot square of plywood, with a brass pit wall, and a wood floor and nickel guide rails. The pit actually occupies the same space as the Atlas 9", since that unit has slots outside the 9" dimension to take track sections.