" Liftout bridge Pic's"

[TrainsRMe1]

hey MRRDERS

  I've decided to build a liftout bridge across my door,  so I can have continous runs, does anyone have pic's of a liftout bridge on your layout?? I would like to see some just to get some ideas,

                                             Thanks

                                                                 Trainsrme1

[richhotrain]

Here is mine.

[EmpireStateJR]

richhotrain

Here is mine.

That is some really beautiful work.

John R

[EmpireStateJR]

richhotrain

Here is mine.

That is some really beautiful work.

John R

[richhotrain]

Thanks, John.

A lot of planning went into that liftout, particularly because it runs on a angle across the aisle.  The ends of the lift out sit on ledges with brass plates to provide electrical connectivity.  As such it is not necessary to plug and unplug wires.  The lift out actually functions as a reversing section to change the direction of incoming and outgoing passenger trains.  When I am not using the reversing section, I lift it out and set it aside to provide easy aisle access.  When it is in place, it serves as a duckunder (ugh).

Rich

[wp8thsub]

Here's a liftout on my layout, although not scenicked as a bridge:

The span is a sanwich of 5/8" plywood and 1/2" Homasote, with sides of 1/2" X 3" poplar.  On either end of the liftout is a block of 1/2" X 3/4" rectangular molding attached to the fascia.  The liftout rests on that and the sides lock against it so the assembly doesn't move.

[doctorwayne]

Here's mine, not in place but leaning against the layout.  I sceniced it as a piece of plywood.  In the foreground is a partial view of one of the brackets which locate it securely in place.

Here's the bracket on the other side of the aisle, with the female receptacle for the plug which provides track power:

The track at the edges of the abyss is cut back, so that it can't be snagged by anyone passing through...

...while the rail on the lift-out protrudes past the end of the plywood:

With the ends of all track securely spiked in place, along with careful placement and removal of the lift-out, it's served without problem for years:

To get the track alignment correct, the plywood lift-out section was placed in the brackets, then flex track was layed continuously from the track on one side right across to that on the opposite side.  After adding spikes as needed, and cutting ties appropriately using a utility knife, the rails were severed using a cut-off disc in my Dremel.  I then added the power feed and plug.

Wayne

[gandydancer19]

Here is a pic of two of my four:

Here is a link to a paper I wrote with some helpful information on making them:

http://waynes-trains.com/site/LiftBridges/Room%20Access%20Lift%20Bridges.pdf

[el-capitan]

[narrow gauge nuclear]

Oh, how we MRs use every avaialble square foot of space!  Another  question is how if the wife with some of those setups?  Blocking a door to the railroad room with a liftout seems OK as it is in that room, but wandering and meandering through hallways and stairwells throughout the house!?

Nice pix from inventive MRs seeking to link the ends of their layout regardless of windows and doors.

I starting a new thread based on this excellent thread.

http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/t/208237.aspx

Richard

[wp8thsub]

narrow gauge nuclear

Another  question is how if the wife with some of those setups?  Blocking a door to the railroad room with a liftout seems OK as it is in that room...

The liftout in my photo blocks access only to a storage room used for train stuff, so nobody ever has to go in there but me.  it's been in place for almost the whole 7 months since I built it, and has only been removed to paint fascia and show visitors that it it does in fact lift out.

[el-capitan]

wp8thsub

 

narrow gauge nuclear:

 

Another  question is how if the wife with some of those setups?  Blocking a door to the railroad room with a liftout seems OK as it is in that room...

 

The liftout in my photo blocks access only to a storage room used for train stuff, so nobody ever has to go in there but me.  it's been in place for almost the whole 7 months since I built it, and has only been removed to paint fascia and show visitors that it it does in fact lift out.

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