Catenary Lights

[AppleYankee]

I just added these LGB Catenary spans and I'm wondering what kind of lights to add to the boxes, LED's or miniature bulbs.

Jan

 

[Gizzy]

Catenary isn't usually lit up....

 

[Madman]

Are the light housings something made by LGB ? I've never seen or heard of them. If you're going to light something up, by all means use LEDs.

 

[AppleYankee]

What I'm looking at are the rectangular boxes mounted above nthe catenary beam (see arrow in ist post photo). The question is has anyone put a light source in those, LED's or small bulbs.

 

[Gizzy]

What I'm looking at are the rectangular boxes mounted above nthe catenary beam (see arrow in ist post photo). The question is has anyone put a light source in those, LED's or small bulbs.

Never seen these lit, but I would use LEDs if I was to do so....

 

[grizzmo]

They are nice looking lights.
Look just like the lights the RhB has on the large catenary spans at stations like, Langwies,St Peter/Molinis and Arosa.
They have them on the cross arms over the narrow island platforms and at Arosa as well as on the crossbeams there is also a couple on top of the H beam mast (how yours is) in the yard.
I would put LEDs in them.
Are they a bought product or did you make them?
If you are in a mood to answer questions would you mind measuring and letting me know, how wide the LGB aluminum H beam upright that light is attached to?

 

[AppleYankee]

They are nice looking lights.
Look just like the lights the RhB has on the large catenary spans at stations like, Langwies,St Peter/Molinis and Arosa.
They have them on the cross arms over the narrow island platforms and at Arosa as well as on the crossbeams there is also a couple on top of the H beam (how yours is) in the yard.
I would put LEDs in them.
Are they a bought product or did you make them?
If you are in a mood to answer questions would you mind measuring and letting me know, how wide the LGB aluminum H beam upright that light is attached to?

Thanks for the reply. I found a LGB dealer over the summer and ordered the catenary spans.
Do you mean the mast? If so, it's a standard LGB mast. I'll measure and post the dimensions in the morning,

Jan

 

[grizzmo]

Thanks for the reply. I found a LGB dealer over the summer and ordered the catenary spans.
Do you mean the mast? If so, it's a standard LGB mast. I'll measure and post the dimensions in the morning,

Jan

Yeah, the standard ali mast, i am making my own system and just need to know the width they use. Thanks very much that would be great.

 

[Doddy]

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I just added these LGB Catenary spans and I'm wondering what kind of lights to add to the boxes, LED's or miniature bulbs.

Jan

Oh - magic! Long time ago was 1997 and I cannot remember whether it was in Litziruti or Langwies that I stayed in a hotel overlooking the station. I do remember that the lights were switched off until a train approached the station from either direction and they then burst into life. Quite pretty with the snow falling. Photo (below) is Langwies with the light box dead centre of the picture.

 

[RDFMTS2]

Oh - magic! Long time ago was 1997 and I cannot remember whether it was in Litziruti or Langwies that I stayed in a hotel overlooking the station. I do remember that the lights were switched off until a train approached the station from either direction and they then burst into life. Quite pretty with the snow falling. Photo (below) is Langwies with the light box dead centre of the picture.

I would also use LEDs, less likely to melt any plastic, different colours are available to represent different types of light source, Mercury, Sodium, Tungsten etc. and use less current etc. It could make a nice feature to follow the full size practice of lights coming on as train approaches the station, and presumably off after the train has left. Maybe an infra red 'magic eye' set up with a delay timer once triggered may work to control them. David

 

[AppleYankee]

Yeah, the standard ali mast, i am making my own system and just need to know the width they use. Thanks very much that would be great.

The I-beam is about 10mm across the face and about 2mm (+ or -) on the inside.

Jan

 

[AppleYankee]

Oh - magic! Long time ago was 1997 and I cannot remember whether it was in Litziruti or Langwies that I stayed in a hotel overlooking the station. I do remember that the lights were switched off until a train approached the station from either direction and they then burst into life. Quite pretty with the snow falling. Photo (below) is Langwies with the light box dead centre of the picture.

Wow that is a great photo. Thanks for shariong it.

 

[AppleYankee]

I would also use LEDs, less likely to melt any plastic, different colours are available to represent different types of light source, Mercury, Sodium, Tungsten etc. and use less current etc. It could make a nice feature to follow the full size practice of lights coming on as train approaches the station, and presumably off after the train has left. Maybe an infra red 'magic eye' set up with a delay timer once triggered may work to control them. David

Thank you for the suggestions, The catenary setup isover my switching layout. I like the idea of the different types of light sources. I have quite a selection of 5mm LEDs. I'll have to spent a little time and experiment.

Jan

 

[playmofire]

Oh - magic! Long time ago was 1997 and I cannot remember whether it was in Litziruti or Langwies that I stayed in a hotel overlooking the station. I do remember that the lights were switched off until a train approached the station from either direction and they then burst into life. Quite pretty with the snow falling. Photo (below) is Langwies with the light box dead centre of the picture.

Possibly on a layout if the loco tripped a magnetic switch some distance before entering the station to put the lights on and then another switch after leaving the station to turn them off, that would provide a solution.

 

[AppleYankee]

Possibly on a layout if the loco tripped a magnetic switch some distance before entering the station to put the lights on and then another switch after leaving the station to turn them off, that would provide a solution.

That is a great idea for station area.



My layout is a seven track shunting layout. The catenary is a work in progress.

 

[grizzmo]

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The I-beam is about 10mm across the face and about 2mm (+ or -) on the inside.

Jan

Thanks very much for doing that, much appreciated. The LGB catenary looks great,
I will go with 10mm square rod for my setup then too. I was undecided between using 10mm or 12mm rod (both cheap and locally available).
My budget can't afford the LGB setup unfortunately, so I will go with the next best option I can afford.
I look forward to seeing some more pics of your layout and lights if you share how you get on with it.
Big plus of your posting, We learned the lights come on and go off with the trains at night on the Arosa line through stations .

 

[AppleYankee]

Thanks very much for doing that, much appreciated. The LGB catenary looks great,
I will go with 10mm square rod for my setup then too. I was undecided between using 10mm or 12mm rod.
My budget can't afford the LGB setup unfortunately, so I will go with the next best option I can afford.
I look forward to seeing some more pics of your layout and lights if you share how you get on with it.
Big plus of your posting, We learned the lights come on and go off with the trains at night on the Arosa line through stations .

Glad I could help.

Jan

 

[Doddy]

We learned the lights come on and go off with the trains at night on the Arosa line through stations .

Yes but not all night, the station catenary light boxes come on as trains approach the station and turn off when the train is out of section., they are otherwise unlit. I believe but cannot prove that the station building lights themselves were lit for passengers at all times during night-time running.

Continuing Work on Langwies Station | The Atlas Rescue Forum

After a year of inactivity, I once again started on the station area for the Langwiess station on the Rhätische Bahn railroad. Langwiess is a small station on the Arosa Bahn spur. This is about a 15

atlasrescueforum.proboards.com

has some good tips on modelling Langwies station including all the station lighting. (NB: This site is 'region restricted' and may well need to be viewed through a VPN - viewing on Opera worked for me from the United Kingdom)

This video shows the infrastructure for Langwies and Litziruti Stations (39:40), albeit early in the evening without the lights activating.

 

[AppleYankee]

That is a great video. I like the shots of the Catenary lights in the station. I'll have to investigate if I can modify the LGB version on my layout. The prototype shows the lights in the middle of Catenary bearm and centerd over the tracks. LGB has the lights mounted on the poles supporing the Catenary span.

Jan

 

[grizzmo]

That is a great video. I like the shots of the Catenary lights in the station. I'll have to investigate if I can modify the LGB version on my layout. The prototype shows the lights in the middle of Catenary bearm and centerd over the tracks. LGB has the lights mounted on the poles supporing the Catenary span.

Jan

At Arosa station there are 2 lights in the yard past the station building, that are on top of the upright as yours are . You can see them on google earth street view.