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there ya go!
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It is tramways of that kind whereupon I am not aware of a double or single slip.
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Taken during the construction of the 'Grand Union in Montreal!!
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http://www.horsedrawntram.com.au/our_history.html
http://www.victor.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/HorseTramBrox.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Harbor_Horse_Drawn_Tram
double slips are when two people step in it together.
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I think I will go and have a little lie down, now.Max, I do hope you are not having a crossroads on your tramway. If you are this may inspire you!!
Taken during the construction of the 'Grand Union in Montreal!!
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Thanks very much, Rick. CustomTraxx is the go. I just spent another half hour there. Very interesting. The tram fraternity have nearly as many products as the rail mob. Addictive.It seems there is a supplier somewhere in the Yoo Ess Ovay; just in discussions with a tram buddy now.
AND …..
we may have a winner here:- http://www.greenhobbymodel.com/model%20trains/tt%20tram%20track.htm
And more here, referred to as "girder rail" http://www.customtraxx.com/ which seems to be the same thing.
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Double slips, or compound switches, or puzzle switches occur on tramways throughout the world. Double compounds are featured on Tramways in Victoria , Australia. the definition of a tramway is a light railway that uses existing roads for its track UNLESS it is absolutely neccessary. Many rural tramways will have a permanent way especially constructed but as long as the majority of track is built at the side of ,or on existing roads, its a tramway.
Photograph posted with permission of Steve McNicol railmac@westnet.com.au
This typical of most of the Adelaide - Glenelg tramway, Mikey. It's not a great shot, but you can see that a dedicated right of way has been created for the tramway. There is a road behind the trees and houses back on to the line on the left side.
Interestingly, the SA Govt have started building another tramway down the middle of the Port Road where the planned canal was never built. The new tramway will connect the CBD to Port Adelaide.
You can also see the plain rail. The girder rail is only found at crossings, the CBD and the main street of Glenelg, Jetty Road.
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The lamps have been painted with heat resistent paint and plugged in.
The two 16 mm MDF boards are butt glued with PVA.
The boards are turned over and a butt plate is screwed and PVA glued across the joint. I plan to turn the boards over to wire them up, for ease of access. The butt plate stops the joint from breaking when I turn it over. I estimate that the two boards together weigh at least 10 kg (on the grunt meter).
The lighting truss is hauled up and the lights turned on. I will be able to slide the lamps along the wires later to create more interesting areas of light and shade.
The shelf with the Bluebird and the tram on it will be relocated higher.
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The fascia sits in four curtain pole brackets and is trapped in the vee under the base board. Easily removed for maintenance or new work.
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One of our local model shops actually has stock of all the turnouts, double slips and track in Code 75 that I'm needing. I've ordered it all on line. Once the track is down, I can get back on to Rr&Co and start planning and plotting.
Sol is going to help me with the live frog switching (he doesn't know yet, so keep it between us). ;-)
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The limiting factor is going to be the OHLE cables, Mike. A bit of a challenge I expect.it'll be interesting to see what this looks like as it develops.
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If you're not planning on running live overhead then construction may be simpler as everything can be dummy and only need to look the part without acting it as well.
I seem to recall piano wire being used by some tram modellers but just how easy is it to use?
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