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Title: Radius for curves
Post by: pifcon on February 25, 2008, 02:11:51 PM
Hi, if I buy passenger ho cars 89200 will they run on standard curves please?
Title: Re: Radius for curves
Post by: ebtnut on February 25, 2008, 05:21:46 PM
Not sure what you mean by "standard curves".  While the cars you list MAY go around 18" radius curves (the EZTrack train set standard), they don't look good, and you are pushing the limits of their capabilities.  I would not use full-length standard passenger cars on anything less than 22" radius, but further, they really would be better on 30" radius or more.  If you do choose to use them on tight curves, you need to make sure that any double track on curves has a seperation of at least 2 1/2 inches.