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Model Forum / General / Railroads / June 2004Smallest radius commercial track?
Hi all, What is the smallest radius that commercial ('setrack'-type) OO or HO track is currently produced in? I believe there used to be a Roco 10" curve but I can find no details that show it is currently made? Del. -- STOP PRESS - Microsoft buys Electrolux and finally manage to produce something that doesn't suck... To email me, you must remove YOURCLOTHES > What is the smallest radius that commercial ('setrack'-type) OO or HO > track is currently produced in? The smallest manufactured by Peco is around 14.5". John. > Hi all, > What is the smallest radius that commercial ('setrack'-type) OO or HO > track is currently produced in? > I believe there used to be a Roco 10" curve but I can find no details > that show it is currently made? Roco has been deleting it's code 100 track range in favour of it's more realistic code 82. 10" curves are in no way realistic. ;-) Fleischmann does a code 100 (brass rail) 250mm radius track and Jouef used to do radii around 315mm. > Roco has been deleting it's code 100 track range in favour of it's more > realistic code 82. 10" curves are in no way realistic. Roco have started manufacturing code 100 set (or snap) track for Bachmann's UK operation. John. > > Roco has been deleting it's code 100 track range in favour of it's more > > realistic code 82. 10" curves are in no way realistic. > > Roco have started manufacturing code 100 set (or snap) track for Bachmann's > UK operation. They're not proud, they'll produce for anyone who waves money! ;-) >> Roco has been deleting it's code 100 track range in favour of it's >> more realistic code 82. 10" curves are in no way realistic. > > Roco have started manufacturing code 100 set (or snap) track for > Bachmann's UK operation. I understand they use the same radii as Hornby & Peco (371, 438, 505mm).  SignatureMartin S. > I understand they use the same radii as Hornby & Peco (371, 438, 505mm). It would be as it uses the old Hornby tooling following Hornby's decision to move production to China. It's also cheaper than Hornby charge(d). John. >It would be as it uses the old Hornby tooling following Hornby's decision to >move production to China. It's also cheaper than Hornby charge(d). Ironic really that when the UK company moves production to China the Chinese company starts producing in Europe. Odd though that Bachmann did not decide to sell their existing track range here. Keith Make friends in the hobby. Visit <http://www.grovenor.dsl.pipex.com/> Garratt photos for the big steam lovers. > Ironic really that when the UK company moves production to China the > Chinese company starts producing in Europe. I thought that, but the tooling was already extant and available, whereas the cost of tooling a new track range might have been too expensive in the short term. > Odd though that Bachmann did not decide to sell their existing track > range here. It was not compatible with the other ranges. John. >>> Roco has been deleting it's code 100 track range in favour of it's >>> more realistic code 82. 10" curves are in no way realistic. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >I understand they use the same radii as Hornby & Peco (371, 438, 505mm). I've seen that referred to somewhere as "British standard geometry" SignatureJohn Sullivan OO in the garden http://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html My next project: Extend the layout back up the other side of the garden. >Hi all, >What is the smallest radius that commercial ('setrack'-type) OO or HO [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Del. Has this got to be railway track? There are a couple of manufactures in Europe who make track for model tramways. Hartel is one and I had some many years ago but cannot remember what its radius was. The rail section was fairly crude ISTR. This site may show a supplier http://www.tramways.freeserve.co.uk/Tramframe.htm?http://www.tramways.freeserve. co.uk/Models/Makersos/Parts.htm This also has a link to a Swiss supplier which does some 250mm and 204mm radius sections. G.Harman |
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