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Hello Team,
I could not find out how to ADD this post to the existing 'Say Hello' forum so was forced to start a new one - Sorry Moderator, help, please.
I live in Chesterfield and have been a Model Railway person all my life - well 60 years of it anyway. Followed in my Dad's footsteps. I am currently involved in a project to model the Brixham Branch and the Kingswear Branch as they were in the 1950's - NO SMELLY DIESELS.
I am modelling in 00 Gauge Finescale. I am looking for the Sleeper Spacing of 60 ft track section used on these lines. I have been using 'GREAT WESTERN BRANCH LINE MODELLING' by Stephen Williams as a reference but when I came to recreate the track the sleeper spacings just did not stack up!
I was searching for other references when I came across this site and notices that 24 sleepers could be 26 which makes more sence but the reference in the book is quite adamant that it is 24.
24 to a 60 ft section with spacings of 2 ft 6 in is mathematically correct. However, at both ends the two sleepers supporting the actual joint reduces this gap to just 2 ft over the joint and the next gap to just 2 ft 3 in to provide additional support and the third sleeper to 2 ft 5 in before the settling down to the 'standard' 2 ft 6 in spacing.
When I made the template this did not stack up but udine 25 or 26 would because I am sure that the Permanent Way team would not be to the half inch when placing the sleepers.
Can anyone help, please?
Dave
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