Think back to when you were a child and you acquired your very first 00 gauge train set, complete with a whole oval...
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Think back to when you were a child and you acquired your very first 00 gauge train set, complete with a whole oval...
The purpose of idler wheels on a tank is to support the track and maintain its tension. Idler wheels are located at...
For O gauge the best ballast would have to be coarse as this has much larger stone chips than fine or medium grade...
A hospital train (or ambulance train) is exactly what its name suggests - a train that acts as a mobile hospital....
Gauge refers to the distance between the two rails on the track. It represents the real-world measurement of the...
Hornby's curved platform sections feature on many home layouts, and although there are arguably more realistic looking platforms available, they do serve a valuable purpose on a lot of layouts that are more focused on the fun aspect. But as they are usually sold as simply either large or small radius sections, many are left scratching their head when it comes to matching them with a suitable curved section of track.
The large radius curved platform section (R642) is probably the most useful. The inner curve of this platform is perfectly matched to a 2nd radius curved track section (438 mm radius). If you decide to use the outer curve of this platform, you will need a 4th radius curve to tessellate (571.5 mm radius).
The small radius platform section (R463) only really has a single useable edge, that being the outer edge. For this, a 1st radius curve (371 mm radius) should be used for a perfect fit.
There is no Hornby platform section to accommodate a 3rd radius track as the space where it would typically be placed (halfway between radius 2 and 4 tracks) is taken up by the main body of the larger platform section.
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