Steve

Permanent Way Progress

In December I made some new baseboards. They were rather bare!

I’m pleased to say that things have progressed. Backscenes have been added and track has been laid…

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I thought I’d try Model Tech Rail Aligners at the baseboard joins.
Frog polarity wires were soldered to the points.
Positioning the rail aligners and points in place.
The first length of track was installed quite quickly.
For the passing loop I marked the position of the points.
Then drilled holes for the various wires and point motor pins.
The holes were painted brown and the points fixed in place with track screws.
Yeh, I have a passing loop and headshunt 🙂

The hardest thing about laying model railway track is plucking up the courage to start.

I used a couple of things to make the job easier:

  • To push these rail joiners onto the rails these ‘Rail Joiner Mates‘ are very useful. Better than stabbing the rail joiner into your finger!
  • I find it easier to lay track using rail screws rather than track pins.

There’s more to do, including the track for the sidings and all the electrics, but it’s progress 🙂

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