Derailing on a point, all tested and fixed in real time.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ต.ค. 2020
- A class 73 derailing on a point. How to test and fix the point in real time. Remember 1mm to 2 mm is a lot to a OO scale locomotive. Even if your point is not on cork but on foam or bolted to the board, remember wood buckles over time as does any base. Fixing derailing is easy if you have the right tool's, a mini spirit level is more important than anything.
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Thanks so much, solved my problem which had me baffled.
A pleasure, thank you.
Excellent tip! I had a derailment issue on one particular point that’s been a head-scratcher over time ... as you’ve shown, I purchased a small spirit level and sure enough ... a small but noticeable amount of ‘adverse-cant’ cross level difference! I lifted the outside rail a tiny amount to level ... and problem solved! Many thanks ... and you now have a new subscriber! 👍
Excellent!
Great video Paul. Will do some checks tomorrow. Like the spirit level. Dave ( Alley Pally) Wykes.
Thank you. The spirit level is the best value £5.00 ever....lol
Looks very similar to an issue i have to one of my points, so i will take on your tip to see if i can resolve the issue. Thanks for sharing
I hope it works for you, let me know how you get on ?
wow, great video. I have learned how little it takes for a train to derail on an uneven track.
Yes it does!
Great Video Paul! Thanks very much, will try this first thing tomorrow as I've been having this exact issue on my first ever Layout. Cheers!
Very instructional Paul! I would not have thought such a small difference would do that - I would be looking at back-to-back etc etc. Must get myself two of every loco to be able to check my points for the future! I can see the £££ rolling up!! ;-) Cheers!
Some locos can run on poor track some are a lot more sensitive. Remember 4mm is 1 ft. Imagine in real life it a piece of track was dipping 6 inches. I have one digital and one analogue, not of all but of most. To be honest if I had not had another loco the spirit level would have told me the problem.
Great tip, would never have thought about that 👍👍👍👍
Thanks
Welcome. I hope this has been of help.
Great stuff! I'm off to try it now! :) To be fair though, you don't really need 2 locos for each point test. If the spirit level shows it's out, then it probably should be fixed as you described.
This is true but some locos are more tolerant than others. Yes the points maybe out and an issue, but if you have for example, 3 A3's and only one loses its bogeys on the points, you know the bogeys of that loco are not quite right, as has been the case on more than one occasion.
Great video, will try this first thing tomorrow,.
That’s a good little tip.👍I have had similar problems myself but not thought of using a washer, usually a bit of card or plastic.
Glad it was helpful!
fabulous tip thanks!!
Many thanks !
Yep, it worked. Thanks!
You're welcome!
I guess it's logical. Whilst everything else on a model railway layout scales down from the real thing, gravity is still the same and acts on things in proportion to their mass. a curved rail with a small break in it (frog) which is not level will create a sudden change in the support which the vehicle gets against the exagerated centrifugal force and.... much like wobbling the front wheel of a bike while leaning into a curve, that never ends well either!
Exactly, sadly a lot of people think full size for OO scale and it just does not work.
Awesome!
Thanks!
Surely it cant be that easy.?
It is, you will always find social media experts who try to make like they are repairing a Saturn moon rocket to elevate their own self importance. What ever it is your dealing with in life, knowledge makes it simple.
Thanks Paul, I had the same problem with my new layout on 2 switch tracks ,I used a small file and filed the point for about 30 seconds and fixed it .