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To clear things up, i do not suggest that to attach your rail to anything will lead to disaster, more it will lead to more derailments than you would normally expect. I understand in real life, rails sit on sleepers (ties) and they sit on ballast and are surrounded by ballast, this keeps the rail in place but allows them to move around slightly to allow for weather varialtion and also for forces applied to them when they are supporting a train and this will vary dramatically to do with wheel loading, and sideways moments also the amount of curve in the track involved.I am satisfied that the track i put in place and accidentalyy concreted (cemented) in solid, was a mistake; as i did have more derailments in that small area than in all the other parts of my layout all together. So I dug the whole thing up, ballasted it properly with quarry fines and it has been working very well now for some years.I cannot recall the name of the text book on the subject but it is my bible and it is Kalmbach publication and they advise you strongly not to secure your sleepers to anything, with the liikes off screws , nails etc and in my opinion theyare quite right.People may be using this method for years but it doesn't necessarily mean it is the best way.Rgds Ian
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