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EZ Remote turnouts

Started by Blizzard9500, February 24, 2011, 02:33:59 PM

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Blizzard9500

I have an outside mainline on a 4X8 layout with 22 degree curves, I an adding a LH and a RH remote turn out on one end cutting the oval a little shorter to access a foundry and some factiries the problem is all the turn outs I have been able to find in EZ track are the equilvelant of 18 dregrees. Do I use 4-18 degree curves and cut a piece of EZ track to make up the difference or do I stay with 22 degree curves on the a8 degree turn out and custom cut the inner 2 curves?   

Joe Satnik

Dear Blizzard,

22" outside radius with an 18" radius early cutoff will need a middle straight section 8" long.  3" + 3" + 2" is one combo that would work.

Other configurations are possible, however, using a minimum radius of 22" and #5 turnouts would need more than 4 feet of layout width. 

Download and use Anyrail.com, which is a free (for the first 50 track pieces) layout CAD program.  Fun and easy to learn.

http://www.anyrail.com/index_en.html

Here's a list of Bachmann curves:

15"Radius-30degree

18"R-30deg
18"R-15deg
18"R-10deg

22"R-22.5deg
22"R-11.25deg

26"R-18deg

28"R-18deg

33.25"R-18deg
33.25"R-12deg
33.25"R-6deg

35.5"R-18deg

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik   
If your loco is too heavy to lift, you'd better be able to ride in, on or behind it.

Blizzard9500

Thanks Joe, yes this does help.