Yeah, nice. Super 4 came out in 1962 so is Tri-ang, before they took on the failing Hornby Dublo. I've just built my first Super 4 layout, but also have a Series 3 layout. Thanks for the cleaning tips. Happy Modelling.
I also use CLR to clean Tri-ang Series 3 track and have found this quite effective. I'm building a Super 4 layout at the moment and one of the key items I've discovered only yesterday is to ensure that the metal sprung tabs in the points are making good contact on both sides as the point is changed. This was a trial and error discovery that made a huge difference to the connectivity of the track. Thought you'd be interested. Happy Modelling
Great video! I too love Tri-ang / Hornby Super 4 track, which I used on my boyhood model railway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I still have lots of Super 4 in storage ( along with some of my trains ). I will keep your advice in mind about cleaning the track , if I ever decide to dig out my circa 1970 Tri-ang / Hornby items.
I have some Super 4 track from my 1962 Triang set. It corroded but I sanded them down, finishing off with very fine abrasive paper and polish. Worked great! Your point about nickel silver joiners/fishplates is well taken( I was missing a few) thanks!
Thanks with modern locos with flywheels the dead frog is not an issue like it once was. This is half the reason I want to make the layout to demonstrate this.
Triang introduced Super 4 track in 1962 and it ran until 1971. Super 4 track uses code 250 tin plated steel wire rail. Triang-Hornby proposed Series 5 code 100 track with Super 4 correct British prototypical sleeper spacing, at the end of the 1960's, but instead decided on System 6 code 100 rail on HO continental sleeper spacing instead. Tooling up for System 6 started in 1970. Triang-Hornby Series 5 track never made it further than drawings. Hornby Dublo 2 rail, GEM and Wrenn produced code 100 track with correct British sleeper spacing. GEM track & point work is the most aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
Yeah, nice.
Super 4 came out in 1962 so is Tri-ang, before they took on the failing Hornby Dublo.
I've just built my first Super 4 layout, but also have a Series 3 layout.
Thanks for the cleaning tips.
Happy Modelling.
I also use CLR to clean Tri-ang Series 3 track and have found this quite effective.
I'm building a Super 4 layout at the moment and one of the key items I've discovered only yesterday is to ensure that the metal sprung tabs in the points are making good contact on both sides as the point is changed. This was a trial and error discovery that made a huge difference to the connectivity of the track.
Thought you'd be interested.
Happy Modelling
Great video! I too love Tri-ang / Hornby Super 4 track, which I used on my boyhood model railway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I still have lots of Super 4 in storage ( along with some of my trains ). I will keep your advice in mind about cleaning the track , if I ever decide to dig out my circa 1970 Tri-ang / Hornby items.
I have some Super 4 track from my 1962 Triang set. It corroded but I sanded them down, finishing off with very fine abrasive paper and polish. Worked great!
Your point about nickel silver joiners/fishplates is well taken( I was missing a few) thanks!
I am going to replace all the joiners with nickle silver Code 100. Once bitten!
Great instructional video. The only downside with using Super 4 track on a switching layout where low speeds are used is the large dead frog area.
Thanks with modern locos with flywheels the dead frog is not an issue like it once was. This is half the reason I want to make the layout to demonstrate this.
Interesting 👍 I didn't know about the different sleepers spacing. It looks very much like Oe track though (O-scale narrow gauge).
Good advice 👍🏻
It's Peco O guage rail joiners that work with Super 4 code 250 rail.
Triang introduced Super 4 track in 1962 and it ran until 1971. Super 4 track uses code 250 tin plated steel wire rail.
Triang-Hornby proposed Series 5 code 100 track with Super 4 correct British prototypical sleeper spacing, at the end of the 1960's, but instead decided on System 6 code 100 rail on HO continental sleeper spacing instead. Tooling up for System 6 started in 1970. Triang-Hornby Series 5 track never made it further than drawings.
Hornby Dublo 2 rail, GEM and Wrenn produced code 100 track with correct British sleeper spacing. GEM track & point work is the most aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
Surprise to here Super 4 lasted into the 70s. Never seen Gem track sounds ideal.
I am new to your site, but I like it?
Stainless steel doesn't corrode super 4 is made from steel, not stainless steel