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Tony Bird

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Re: Designing and maybe making a portable model railway.
« on: September 06, 2019, 05:35:23 am »
Hi,

Well having thoughts over the last week or so about the designing and possibly making a layout; my intentions are when back in Cardiff is to make a couple of prototypes curved base boards.  I cannot see that a layout of any length that would have double track will fit in the trailer. The minimum width being for double track is 13” and 9” for single track.  I have made some drawings for single track boards. These boards will be made from what materials that I have and the intention is to use the bullhead rail that was lifted when new track was laid on our garden railway. I know that I have the following timber:  Baseboard tops 9 mm (3/8”) plywood, legs 20 mm square (3/4”), edging 32 mm (1.1/4”) x 12 mm (1/2”) known in the UK as door stop. I will make both the 36” long curved boards that will fit across the trailer and the 48” long ones that will fit along the trailer.

Home in a few days.

Regards Tony.