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42” radius tubular 0 gauge switches

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42” radius tubular 0 gauge switches
Posted by Dougaz on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 9:37 PM

I have a large o gauge postwar layout with all postwar 0 gauge tubular track and 022 switches. I want to run a couple modern Lionel engines that require 42" radius minimum curves. Menards has the track but does anyone make 42" radius tubular motorized switches?  Thanks in advance. 

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Posted by BigAl 956 on Thursday, April 4, 2024 9:53 AM

Lionel and K-Line made an O42 switch for O27 track, but I know they never did for tubular O track, just O72 and O31. On my layout there were a few places I needed my larger engines to travel and I just worked in O72 switches.

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Posted by ADCX Rob on Thursday, April 4, 2024 10:52 AM

Dougaz
...does anyone make 42" radius tubular motorized switches?



The closest you will get is the 35.88" radius Lionel, RossPlate, or SuperSnap(K-Line, RMT, or O-Line Reproductions) O-72 switches, or the #4 high speed switches from Ross in their RossPlate line found HERE.

Rob

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Posted by wjstix on Friday, April 12, 2024 9:21 AM

Might help to clarify, do you really mean 42" radius (i.e., O-84) turnouts, or do you mean 42" diameter (O-42) turnouts? 

Two-railers normally use radius to describe curves, three-railers use diameter.

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Posted by ADCX Rob on Friday, April 12, 2024 6:10 PM

wjstix
Might help to clarify, do you really mean 42" radius (i.e., O-84) turnouts, or do you mean 42" diameter (O-42) turnouts?

Well, that's going to make a difference!

Rob

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