The tightest Walthers/Shinohara Code 83 curved turnout is a 24"/18" model. It is indicated as a 24/20, but as for all their curved turnouts, the diverging radius is 6" less than the main radius.
Dante
farrellaaThey are listed in degrees like a 9/12 degree turnout. Does anyone have experience with or have these turnouts and how do I determine what the radius/radii are on them?
The NMRA Turnout Dimensions page lists a #6 turnout as having a frog angle of 9.5 deg
greg - Philadelphia & Reading / Reading
I am getting ready to do some trackwork in the small industrial section on my layout and need a small radius curved turnout. I just read about Tillig turnouts and they look very good (similar design to FastTrack turnouts) but I can't determine what the radius is on them. They are listed in degrees like a 9/12 degree turnout. Does anyone have experience with or have these turnouts and how do I determine what the radius/radii are on them? I would like to try one and see how they work using a Tortise machine to operate the points. I originally planned to use Walther's No 4 turnouts but the area really needs a curved turnout to make it look right.
-Bob
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