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O Gauge Tubular Track and Ross Switches

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O Gauge Tubular Track and Ross Switches
Posted by overall on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 8:26 AM
Has anyone ever used O gauge (11/16 inch tall)tubular track and Ross Custom Switches together? If you did, how did you like it? Did it work well visually as well as in operation? I have a lot of tubular track already, but I like the way the Ross Switches operate (they are really good). I have wondered what it would be like if I used tubular track with ballast and extra ties along with the Ross Switches. Opinions anyone?
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Posted by ADCX Rob on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 8:37 AM

You are in luck... Ross now has switches to match "O" track - "RossPlate"- found HERE.

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Posted by ADCX Rob on Sunday, December 20, 2020 7:07 PM

Fixed broken image link.

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Posted by smokey1 on Sunday, December 20, 2020 7:21 PM

If you already own Ross switches you want to use they sell pins to go from O gauge to there switches

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Posted by stuartmit on Thursday, December 24, 2020 1:22 PM

I would just like to comment I have constant aggravation using Ross switches with all equipment which has slider shoes. They can catch on the guard rails and cause derailments. Further, theslider shoes  can become energized when the guard rails are energized  by a passing wheelset. This frequesntly  causes the  opening of coil couplers. I am building a layout now with gargraves track, and the Ross units would be a natural, because I already have a bunch of the double curved as well as the 072 and 042 variety. But I went out and got 022 switches to eliminate problems. I sacraficed some appearance and some lay-out advantages for better operation. Also I  like the nonderail feature ofthe 022. 

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Posted by ADCX Rob on Thursday, December 24, 2020 11:29 PM

smokey1
If you already own Ross switches you want to use they sell pins to go from O gauge to there switches

 

 No adapter pins needed with these Ross Switches - they are already tubular "O".


 

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Posted by smokey1 on Friday, December 25, 2020 7:10 AM

Already saw that. My comment was if he already had Ross switches. 

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