Single Blade Switch

[underworld]

I found this while looking for something totally unrelated....thought it was really interesting

The switch is located in Snaefell on the Isle of Man. It would be cool to model this.

 

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[Curmudgeon]

Just think of the throw on the machine..........

[cnw1995]

There's some interesting similar switches in the traction modeling world -- even if some of these are in HO --- http://www.eastpenn.org/mod_tips.html

[underworld]

Thanks for the link!!!

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[tomikawaTT]

There were a LOT of switches of this type used in the surface workings of coal mines in Fukuoka-Ken, Japan in the late '50's.  (Probably underground, too - but I didn't go into the workings to check .)

Of course, they were only used by four wheeled mine carts, and by tiny industrial locos that didn't weigh much more than a loaded cart.  Track gauges ranged from 450mm to 600mm.

Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)