John Busby Hi Richhotrain I think you have answered your own question in the question. You have stated all the switches are the same brand and size therefore they will also have the same geometry. If the crossover in the middle box is made up of individual track components as your diagram suggests you have to make sure the crossing is the right angle size.
Hi Richhotrain
I think you have answered your own question in the question.
You have stated all the switches are the same brand and size therefore they will also have the same geometry.
If the crossover in the middle box is made up of individual track components as your diagram suggests you have to make sure the crossing is the right angle size.
The Walthers #6 double crossover is a single piece of track work, not four separate turnouts.
It would seem that the double slips would fit parallel, as I want the track configuration to be, but I don't have the ability currently to test such a track configuration without a spare double crossover and at least one double slip to perform a bench test. That's why I am hoping that someone with actual experience with such a track configuration can comment.
Rich
Alton Junction
You can never truly get rid of the S curve all you can do is straighten it out a bit so it works better and the train flow's over it rather than being dragged through it
regards John
I am looking for comments from anyone who has actually done this, connecting one or more double slips to the leg(s) of a double crossover.
I am thinking about connecting four Walthers Shinohara #6 double slips to a Walthers Shinohara #6 double crossover, one double slip on each leg of the double crossover, per the illustration below.
My objective is to avoid S-curves that would occur using standard crossovers and to save space.
On my Dream Layout, I need to connect the 4 mainline tracks to one another via the double crossover.
Will this track configuration work, keeping the four main line tracks parallel?
In the illustration below, the four shade boxes are the double slips and the large shaded box is the double crossover.