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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by richhotrain I cannot personally attest to the reliability of the double slip turnout since I have none on my current layout. However, I am planning on building a new layout this fall and winter, and I stopped by my local hobby shop yesterday to run some ideas by one of the guys who works there. H e saw that I had placed #6 turnouts back-to-back where the mainline and the ends of the yard connect. His suggestion was to eliminate the back-to-back turnouts in favor of a double slip turnout at each location. He said that steam engines in particular would have far less chance of derailing with such a setup and swears by them on his own layout. Walthers Shinihara supposedly makes excellent double slips in Code 83 for about $45 to $50 each. Easily powered by Tortoises. The double slip turnout is also shorter in length than back-to-back turnouts, saving valuable, if not crucial, real estate on the layout. [/quote] i forgot to say the layout is HO and coad 100 track i am also trying to save the space two #6 turnouts take up. and thank you every one for the input i'll give the dubbleslip a try . [:D]
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