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Started by philws, February 18, 2015, 07:17:37 PM

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philws

How do you tell the difference between 18 and 22 track just by looking at it

Morgun 30

should say on the bottom of the track

ACY

Actually they are not marked

jbrock27

The 22" has a broader curve to it and the 18" a tighter curve.
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Hunt

Quote from: ACY on February 18, 2015, 10:36:33 PM
Actually they are not marked
Depend on when they were manufactured. I don't have the year the curve radius info  was added to the info on the underside of the HO roadbed but it has been awhile.

ACY

The track from an Echo Valley set I got this year is unmarked. I have never seen marked curves.

jbrock27

Prompted me to check some 18"R that I have and on the underside it is stamped: HO 18" R 30 degrees (w/degrees as a symbol).
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ACY

Interesting, perhaps there are multiple factories producing the track or some molds have the info and some do not.

jbrock27

Besides 2 Patent #s, there is another #.  My guess and this is only a guess, is it may be a "lot #".  That is 92124A13-2.
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Joe Satnik

#9
Duplicate question in HO:

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,29653.0.html

Scroll to bottom for track section lengths.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik

Edit: Italics added.

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

jbrock27

Yes indeed there is:

Quote from: jbrock27 on February 18, 2015, 10:57:56 PM
Please, no offense intended, but isn't it a "no no" to post the same question 2X on the forum in 2 different places?
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