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The club I belong to was having problems in regards to durability with shinohara turnouts in heavy use areas. I believe this would include walthers also. 4 years ago we switched to Peco switches as a standard for new trackage. We have installed several hundred Peco switches and have not had a problem with a single one. They are actually code 78, but they work fine. <br /> The major problem with Peco is oversize ties, but this is less of a problem with weathering and ballast in place. It is particularly noticeable with micro- engineering's scale size ties. It is less noticeable with Atlas flextrack. Also, the european design is a little different geometry wise. The new American prototype track from Peco is incredible, but so is the price. The headblocks are also grossly oversize to allow the use of the standard Peco under- table switch machines. <br /> Atlas switches should be fine for a medium- use home layout. I know several people that use these and they work just fine. If you use ground throws, the points may move on their rivets, making it look weird. This can be rectified with a small drop of ACC to keep it in place. I did not have this problem with tortise machines when I used Atlas turnouts on a former layout. <br /> I've heard the new DCC turnouts from ME are much easier to use, but I have not seen one yet. I use ME, and the old turnouts are a pain unless you prepare them first. However, there is no question that ME makes the nicest looking turnouts out there.
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