Degrees rise of track

[Anonymous]

Well i''ve been a forum reader for quite some time and now I need some info.
What rise should the track have in HO per inch to have a safe 3deg. rise ?
Like 1 inch per foot of track.
I decided it was time to get back into the model RR again after some time away fooling with motorcycles. I got tired of looking at a half finished track plan,
and all my beautiful rolling stock just sitting there in clear storage boxes.
Not enough time was my excuse.....There's never enough time I guess...
Also; Does anyone have any info on the train show this weekend in Milwaukee, Wis ?
Ken[8D][:o)]

[egmurphy]

Ken,

Track grade is expressed in percent, not degrees. A three percent grade represents a rise of three (inches, for example) in a horizontal run of 100 (inches). That means that any percent grade can be calculated by dividing the rise by the run. Unfortunately, one inch in one foot of track equates to about 8% which is probably way too steep.

When you have grades you also have to be very careful to have a gradual change of slope into the grade and a gradual change back to level at the top. Don't make it so sharp a change that you can detect a kink.


Glad to see you posting on the forum. Hope you get going on your layout soon.

If I see anything on the show I'll pass it on.

UPDATE: Here's the link to the official website of Trainfest:
http://trainfest.com/

Regards

Ed

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the info Ed. I forgot to call it percent and not degrees. Well I hope to get lost of info and ideas from the MKE show.

Ken,

Track grade is expressed in percent, not degrees. A three percent grade represents a rise of three (inches, for example) in a horizontal run of 100 (inches). That means that any percent grade can be calculated by dividing the rise by the run. Unfortunately, one inch in one foot of track equates to about 8% which is probably way too steep.

When you have grades you also have to be very careful to have a gradual change of slope into the grade and a gradual change back to level at the top. Don't make it so sharp a change that you can detect a kink.


Glad to see you posting on the forum. Hope you get going on your layout soon.

If I see anything on the show I'll pass it on.

UPDATE: Here's the link to the official website of Trainfest:
http://trainfest.com/

Regards

Ed