train to fit in 60x20 inch space

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dtpowell

I'm curious about the radius of Kline's SuperStreets. It looks as if an oval might fit your needs along with Kline's Trolley. I'm sure someone here in the forum knows if this would work or not. Best of luck.

Is anyone actually SELLING SuperStreets? I sure have'nt seen any except for catalog and K-Line booth at York.

[Anonymous]

I'm curious about the radius of Kline's SuperStreets. It looks as if an oval might fit your needs along with Kline's Trolley. I'm sure someone here in the forum knows if this would work or not. Best of luck.

[SPFan]

Search the web for ETS trolleys. Their track is 13.5" diameter measured at the center of the rails. There are a number of trolleys including their own that will run on this track. It is roughly O gauge.
Pete

[Anonymous]

I just installed a Bachmann On30 trolley "reversing" set on my Christmas layout. I think it's new this year, and uses special Bachmann reversing track. It runs in a straight or curving line, so it will fit anywhere. You can set the electronics in the "trolley barn" from a short delay before reversing, to a looooong one. Got mine at Boscovs, but they now seem to be sold out ($79.). Nicholas Smith Trains may still have them at $79. Micro-Mark had them for $99. A very neat item. Joe

[Anonymous]

The Bachmann On30 sets won't fare much better than O gauge (or O27) on that 20" measure--just too tight a measure for O27 track, and pretty darn close to the edge of the platform for the HO track you would need for the On30 trains. You're okay as far as the five-foot measure is concerned, but it sure would be good if you could work in a few more inches on that other measure.

I know that if I was absolutely restricted to 20x60 dimensions, I wouild elect to go with N scale. At least the trains would appear to be getting a decent run, and not just chasing their tails around and around. There are all kinds of very affordable and reliable N gauge train sets out there. Pick up a copy of "Model Railroader" magazine and check through the ads to get an idea of what's available and the prices. Check Trainworld's ad, in particular, since they usually offer very good pricing.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for response. Size doesn't matter, but I would like to turn it on and leave it going for a while.

[Dr. John]

Your space is too small for an oval of O-27 track. You might consider a trolley line in O-27 with bumpers at both ends. Trolleys are often available on eBay from Lionel or Industrial Rails. Bachman makes an On30 ( O scale on HO gauge track) Trolley set for Christmas villages under their brand name and also through Dept. 56 (although the Dept. 56 version may have been discontinued)

Another alternative would be to have an N scale layout, but that might be too small for your Christmas village.

And by the way, welcome to the forum!

[Anonymous]

Hi all. I bet this forum gets a lot around the holidays. Every year I set up a little Christmas village and this year I only have a 60 x 20 inch surface. I want to have a little railroad to go around it. So, my question is, is there a small inexpensive train set to fit within the space?