Utility Pole placement

[Anonymous]

I have no clue what the distance the utility poles should be at.[?][V] However, my instict says arond 25ft. My insticts have been wrong before though[:)]

[Anonymous]

I have no clue what the distance the utility poles should be at.[?][V] However, my instict says arond 25ft. My insticts have been wrong before though[:)]

[Anonymous]

I dare say that if you plant your utility poles an actual 25 scale ft. apart, you're going to spend a whole weeks pay populating your layout with utility poles. I would consider just planting them at a distance that looks right. Out in the boonies(countryside to you urbanites) the distance is in the neighborhood of 150 prototype ft. In the city the distance will probably be closer to 75 ft. because each pole must support a larger amount of wires. As one travels farther from the city center the distance will increase to about 100 ft. as the amount of the wires decreases. But having spent all this time saying all this it all comes down to what looks good to you. This isn't a test and nobody is going to score you on it. So, good luck.

[Anonymous]

I dare say that if you plant your utility poles an actual 25 scale ft. apart, you're going to spend a whole weeks pay populating your layout with utility poles. I would consider just planting them at a distance that looks right. Out in the boonies(countryside to you urbanites) the distance is in the neighborhood of 150 prototype ft. In the city the distance will probably be closer to 75 ft. because each pole must support a larger amount of wires. As one travels farther from the city center the distance will increase to about 100 ft. as the amount of the wires decreases. But having spent all this time saying all this it all comes down to what looks good to you. This isn't a test and nobody is going to score you on it. So, good luck.

[rogerhensley]

Rather than repeat here, see my post under HO Scale Telephone Poles in this forum. That answers about line poles and utility poles.

[rogerhensley]

Rather than repeat here, see my post under HO Scale Telephone Poles in this forum. That answers about line poles and utility poles.

[tomnoy3]

The poles accross the road at our rural home are 227 feet apart. These are 4 cable poles. This should be about 2' 8'' for an HO layout. I hope this helps you out.

[tomnoy3]

The poles accross the road at our rural home are 227 feet apart. These are 4 cable poles. This should be about 2' 8'' for an HO layout. I hope this helps you out.