Track wear

[KeithT]

How about this for worn out track.
At Cheeky Monkey's today Mikes noo loco - did you know he has a noo loco(?) - - - kept derailing. He got no sympathy until Chas checked the track - - - - -

Now THAT is what you call worn. It was laid on a slope and the inner face had worn to the extent that it was beginning to eat into the fishplate at t'other end!

 

[nicebutdim]

I honestly never knew the track could wear like that! That still must have taken some time.

 

[jameshilton]

How long has this taken to wear?

 

[Dtsteam]

Its not a bit of track blagged off Beatties when they used to leave a loco chugging round a circle of track ? I can't imagine a hobby layount running enough to cause that. Mike, prove me wrong.

 

[nicebutdim]

A solution, http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&so...5Oy0BA&usg=AFQjCNGdRLD5zw7QrQ3IL4m6MajT9wi7fw

 

[KeithT]

Just normal wear and tear over quite a few years I must admit. It is an uphill section and the worn rail was on the outer edge of the curve, it only came to light because of some realignment to gain a little more clearance to the garage wall, a certain somebody wanted to test a recently aquired Mallet (reputedely mr Lumphammers fave loco)

Now you have let the cat out of the bag. It's a black one.

 

[stevedenver]

just put some oil on the track

sounds daft? well a couple years ago i actually did this on my temp indoor layout to ease an older mogul on R1s-and yes it works-sorta-so long as the train is short and on a flat-

i too have a bit of slightly worn GB 1200mm lengths that i bought used-all of $3 US each-and they too have a bit of wear-really not an issue until it meets fresh track and those sharp clean track edges dont quite meet the slightly worn ones-seems to play a bit of havoc sometimes with the skates and sometimes flanges if entering a curve-

it seems quite a job to actually turn the rail-especially with the LGB spacer fishplates that are fitted to give it a uniform look like the 300mm straights

 

[trammayo]

They use an auto flange greaser at Crich. I'd swap the rails round (outer to inner - yes there is a length difference!) being a tight posterior that I am. Seem to remember someone posting a pic of a Piko loco on test at the Toy Fair - plenty of brass swarfe!

Mick

 

[The Devonian]

The rail head also look very flat in the 'photo.
Of curiosity has a rail cleaning loco been used here?

 

[mike]

yes a trackcleaner, and no it didnt cause the wear, other wises it would be the top off the rail...
its caused by the track geonmatry, it s very old, old track from a older garden railway, thats had a lot off years wear, and yes, chass dose do his own bit off long day testing.. it was at the top of a s curve going up hill.. notoicablly its the out side rail with the wear, were the flange would run...
heres the new adition to das Fleet..
Thomas

 

[KeithT]

Looks good from any angle

 

[steve parberry]

Theres plenty like that in the 1-1 railway, grinding and rail swopping inside to outside are used to prolong the rails life..

I will try to get some pictures.

 

[Rhinochugger]

heres the new adition to das Fleet..
Thomas

Ah, my mistake, I thought he was talking about Mr Lumphammer when he said it was black

 

[stevedenver]

Quote 'just put some oil on the track'

But won't that affect haulage capacity uphill and attract dirt?

you bet it does-
just a stupid kid experiment on my part-it did allevaiate binding and sqeaking on the curve however-
and i did end up cleaning it all off

 

[yb281]

Quote 'just put some oil on the track'

But won't that affect haulage capacity uphill and attract dirt?

you bet it does-
just a stupid kid experiment on my part-it did allevaiate binding and sqeaking on the curve however-
and i did end up cleaning it all off

In which case, I hope no-one followed your advice over the weekend!! :wits::wits:

 

[stevedenver]

well actually, it works fine on tight corners with an engine that binds
as do the early moguls on R1
-it does reduce pulling ( and sudden stops) but if you have a flat layout its not a big deal-its not like they wont pull at all
as i said, it was an experiment
anyone would know that oil on the track would reduce pulling power
but if flanges bind, it can help

 

[ge_rik]

Don't know if it's significant but that looks like Tenmille track to me - at least the sleepers look like Tenmille. I think Tenmille has a slightly lower profile than LGB.

Rik

 

[KeithT]

Don't know if it's significant but that looks like Tenmille track to me - at least the sleepers look like Tenmille. I think Tenmille has a slightly lower profile than LGB.

Rik

The track is definitely LGB.