Although the gauge is out by 8″ or so for O14, there are some great details in the trackwork of the Volks Electric Railway in Brighton that could be a useful reference for anyone working on a “tourist attraction” type railway rather than serious functional narrow gauge!
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- There is an elevated section on the line, where the rails are clipped to small baseplates which are then bolted to the cross-members of the girder structure.
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- Check rails on the elevated track are made up from simple bar section with an interesting method of attachment to the baseplates. This would be an unusual feature to model.
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- There is a wealth of detail around this little crossing, from the differing surfaces, to the hazard markings and the warning lights and signs.
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- Here you can see where a passing loop has been removed but the switch blades and longer sleepers have been left in situ. This is a great effect to show the temporary nature of many "pleasure" railways.
January 13th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
This has even more justification to be here as the Volks Electric Railway was originally built to 2ft gauge with current supplied through the running rails – just like our models of today!