stevelewis
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Over many years of being into g scale i have never used A rack system on any line I have built.
I have considered building a rack extension to a high level terminus on my current line which is small and nowhere near completed yet
The current line incorporates a sloping connection to the garage storage sidings. I purposely made part of this connection rather steep to test out rack track.
I have done this today and fitted around just 10` of rack on the steepest section.
The rack locos would only propel 2 bogie coaches up prior to fitting the rack, now they will propel 28 axles worth of stock ( all fitted with Heavy metal wheels which are approx twice the weight of LGB metal wheels) up the slope without any hesitation
Not that I would want to push this amount up normally, but i am naturally curious!
The next hurdle will be to obtain planning permission for a very narrow extension to a small terminus which `honestly`
will be very narrow and well concealed by the plants which i will buy at my own expense!! 
Those pics do make it look quite stark I will seriously have to get some plants in there soon!
I have considered building a rack extension to a high level terminus on my current line which is small and nowhere near completed yet
The current line incorporates a sloping connection to the garage storage sidings. I purposely made part of this connection rather steep to test out rack track.
I have done this today and fitted around just 10` of rack on the steepest section.
The rack locos would only propel 2 bogie coaches up prior to fitting the rack, now they will propel 28 axles worth of stock ( all fitted with Heavy metal wheels which are approx twice the weight of LGB metal wheels) up the slope without any hesitation
Not that I would want to push this amount up normally, but i am naturally curious!
The next hurdle will be to obtain planning permission for a very narrow extension to a small terminus which `honestly`
will be very narrow and well concealed by the plants which i will buy at my own expense!! Those pics do make it look quite stark I will seriously have to get some plants in there soon!
