Bachmann HO E-Z Track nickel silver rails with gray roadbed
Turnout straight length
Remote 9"
#4 10"
#5 11.5"
#6 15.5"
#6 Crossover 21.25"
Thanks for the list Hunt.
I was looking at Hobbylink's site earlier for dimensions and they had the wrong ones listed for the #5 turnouts.
For the DCC #5's (44132/33) they had 12" with a 2 1/2" straight track.
For the regular #5's (44565/66) they had 12 7/8" and no length for the straight.
The straight pieces with 32/33 and 65/66 are 2 1/4".
They had it right for the standard #5 wye (44569) with 11 1/2" and 2 1/4" straight.
Wrong for the DCC #5 (44134) with 12" and 2 1/2" straight.
I don't have the wyes but I would think they would be the same since the #5 turnouts in both regular and DCC are the same length with same straights. I have those and measured them.
I emailed them and told them they are wrong.
Terry,
# 5 Wye is 11.38" (per my tech notes but not verified)
If that's the case, they had the wye wrong also.
Hunt -
I got an email back from them that just said - Thank you for contacting Hobbylinc. - or - Thank you for your message. - or something like that and that was all they wrote.
I'm not going to disagree on where they got their info because I don't know. I know most of the sites just the standard Bachmann descriptions for their Bachmann items.
I use Atlas code 83 switches but if needed, I cut them to suit any specific location.
Roger T.
I've had to make a couple stub turnouts before for tight spaces where a full curve on the turnout wouldn't work.
(http://www.sarget.com/sitebuilder/images/bach-cutturnout1m-357x183.jpg)
(http://www.sarget.com/sitebuilder/images/bach-cutturnout3-245x172.jpg)
I never even thought of cutting down EZ Track!