AndyID Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Does anyone still build point work in situ? Yes. I'm situ in my chair while this thing does the hard work 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 12, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) New Oxford English Dictionary is to be published on April 1st. New entries include; Rivet Counter- Overly critical Model Railway enthusiast normally confined to armchair. See also Pedant, Rucksack, Whiff. Sleeper Counter- Similar to rivet counter but focus confined to trackwork. -See also Pedant, Dissatisfied, Not easily pleased. Bull headed. Edited February 12, 2016 by nhy581 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium martin_wynne Posted February 12, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 12, 2016 Wheel Counter- Similar to rivet counter but focus confined entirely to wheeled railway objects. Fails completely to notice that the wheels run on rails. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Thread counter - similar to above. Never has time to do any modelling, but everyone else is wrong. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 13, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 13, 2016 Geiger Counter = Andy York. Q 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted February 13, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 13, 2016 um, are there any railway lines anywhere that don't have them darn points? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jamiel Posted February 13, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 13, 2016 um, are there any railway lines anywhere that don't have them darn points? There is the wonderfully named layout 'Short, Thin and Totally Pointless'. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/57399-short-thin-and-totally-pointless/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 There is the wonderfully named layout 'Short, Thin and Totally Pointless'. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/57399-short-thin-and-totally-pointless/ There's "Small, Broad and Totally Pointless" too, but I'm not holding my breath for Peco to produce 28.08mm baulk road any time soon . 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBird Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Not heard the Meatloaf song, but definitely Queen in my book..... Even more relevant. I want it all, I want it all, I want it now..... Not to mention a 'one track mind'..... If a thread turns into quoting Queen lyrics, it must be a good one Lyrics - Queen - I Want It All ... I'm a man with a one track mind, So much to do in one life time Not a man for compromise and where's and why's and living lies ... It ain't much I'm asking, if you want the truth, ... which is why we do want a quick, ready-to-lay, reasonably good looking 00 track system :sungum: :sungum: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 um, are there any railway lines anywhere that don't have them darn points? Well lots but they're often not very interesting and tend to be used by things like hand propelled wagons on piers though I think that some of the watercress railways in Dorset were also pointless. I did get to travel on the pier tramway at Ryde and I think that had two parallel tracks with a petrol railcar on each but no points. I do know of a few horse drawn tramways that managed to avoid having points and they were probably quite good fun but I don't know if any of them are still going. I did once come upon an active 60cm railway on the French Ile d'Oleron that connected a landing stage for the various boats that went to places like Fort Boyard with the shore and its car park. This must have been about 500metres long and had a diesel tractor that pushed and pulled two or three coaches back and forth. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Well lots but they're often not very interesting and tend to be used by things like hand propelled wagons on piers though I think that some of the watercress railways in Dorset were also pointless. I did get to travel on the pier tramway at Ryde and I think that had two parallel tracks with a petrol railcar on each but no points. I do know of a few horse drawn tramways that managed to avoid having points and they were probably quite good fun but I don't know if any of them are still going. I did once come upon an active 60cm railway on the French Ile d'Oleron that connected a landing stage for the various boats that went to places like Fort Boyard with the shore and its car park. This must have been about 500metres long and had a diesel tractor that pushed and pulled two or three coaches back and forth. The original Glasgow Underground (aka Subway) didn't have any points either - just two concentric circles, and a crane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 The original Glasgow Underground (aka Subway) didn't have any points either - just two concentric circles, and a crane. There’s a prototype for everything! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 The original Glasgow Underground (aka Subway) didn't have any points either - just two concentric circles, and a crane. More like two eccentric circles if you've ever travelled on it..... Dave Franks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) Wheel Counter- Similar to rivet counter but focus confined entirely to wheeled railway objects. Fails completely to notice that the wheels run on rails. Would those be the rusty metal girder thingies half buried in stones that nobody bothers about very much until trains start falling off them. They seem to be sort of kept apart about as far as Roman chariot wheels* (mostly rather narrow chariot wheels when they're modelled in 1:76) by the chunks of timber that gardeners use to build compost heaps? I've noticed that quite a lot of French trains don't use them at all these days. These appear in the timetable as Autocar and run on the roads instead. In Britain there now seems to be an organisation called the Rail Replacement Service that's also making rails unnecessary. I see their signposts around quite often but I think that might be because trains get lost more often when they're being buses and not running on rails. I quite often see First Great Western Great Western Railway carriages on lorries on the A40 so they obviously don't need rails either. I saw a First Great Western Great Western Railway advert recently that said that "our founder" is Isambard Kingdom Brunel but I'm not sure if I really believe that- I'm sure it was a completely different Great Western Railway that he was responsible for but perhaps they use the same rails. Sorry that's probably a bit off topic but I do know a pub called the Bull's Head next to the Thames in Chiswick, would that have anything to do with what Peco might be making? *This is a complete myth!! Edited March 12, 2016 by Pacific231G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Is there any indication when this track will be available. Keith HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Has anyone seen a sample or have only drawings been displayed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 22, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2016 Is there any indication when this track will be available. Keith HC Give PECO a call. They are very helpful. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium martin_wynne Posted March 22, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2016 Has anyone seen a sample or have only drawings been displayed? A sample was displayed at the trade fair when Peco announced it. But this may be a mock-up and not the actual product: Martin. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jamiel Posted March 22, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2016 Peco are the the York show this weekend, if I get chance I will ask when the track is likely to be available and report here, although I am sure others will do so before me.Jamie 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Martin - interesting that it is described as OO/HO! Perhaps once some matching turnouts are available they will all just be described as OO..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Martin - interesting that it is described as OO/HO! Perhaps once some matching turnouts are available they will all just be described as OO..... I wouldn't bet on it. They are too far down the 00/H0 road to go into reverse now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) I wouldn't bet on it. They are too far down the 00/H0 road to go into reverse now Martin - interesting that it is described as OO/HO! Perhaps once some matching turnouts are available they will all just be described as OO..... There IS a market for H0 bullhead, particularly in France where it was used very extensively by about half of the pre SNCF companies, and this will probably be closer than FB Streamline is to 00 in terms of sleeper spacings. The sleepers will be a bit wide for H0 but that's never stopped them buying SMP. Edited March 22, 2016 by Pacific231G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr.king Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 this will probably be closer than FB Streamline is to 00 in terms of sleeper spacings. The sleepers will be a bit wide for H0 but that's never stopped them buying SMP. I'm surprised you've not already been pulled down by the wolf pack for suggesting that such a sensible compromise could ever exist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 That does look an improvement on the standard code 75. Until they bring out points, it is a bit pointless (pardon the pun!). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I'm probably echoing other comments but surely the market leader in pointwork should be producing points as well as plain track from the start? For years modellers not wanting/able/confident to build point kits have been compromising by using SMP/C&L etc "finescale" track with Peco code 75 points so it seems daft to me to not produce points from the off? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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