Two Sheds Light Railway
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annieshalt
garden railways
h save your pennies we are only 30 mins up the road and you can run for free
Don Gilham
Model railways, Photography, anything lazy
Have fun Johnnie - I know you will 
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ebay mike
Retired, but still hoarding. (GOF)
I bought some PIKO straights recently and didn't realise the track ends are offset by a few mm. Presume I'll have to trim the longer raiil when connecting to LGB or Aristo. Anyone else had same problem or got a better idea?
J2s said:Thanks chaps........going to have to be a temporary affair but it looks like a flat figure of eight with a loop and some sidings. Ill be using LGB, aristo and PIKO track.
Never had any piko stuff before so I'll be interested to see what its like.
Nemo.....not been yet but the prices on the website scare me. I might nip over on Friday after work but I have a pub in my sights so I might never get there.
Netty... it is only a yard! I had to have this place when I found out it has....er....Two sheds.
Im sure I'll bore you lot with pictures of my fumblings at some point
Neil Robinson
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AFAIK the ends shouldn't be offset. One thing to look out for however is the standard length of straight track. LGB use 300mm but to suit their track geometry PIKO produce two similar straights, one 280mm long and the other 320mm.ebay mike said:
Gizzy
A gentleman, a scholar, and a railway modeller....
For £3 each, I reckon I could live with it too? That's a real steal!ebay mike said:
I would try and ajust the rails so that the track ends are the same. Might mean loosening or replacing the fish plates? This is what holds the rail in place on LGB track, so it might be the same with the Piko too....
ebay mike
Retired, but still hoarding. (GOF)
Just got home so I thought I'd check the track again. All lengths are exactly 600mm. There appears no way to loosen or adjust the fishplates. The rail ends are offset by 3mm. The plastic sleeper webbing says copyright PIKO 2007. Reference numbers 35200-0121 & GG320 present.
Gizzy said:
Gizzy
A gentleman, a scholar, and a railway modeller....
That's interesting?
GG320 should be a 320 mm length of track, according to the info I have from this PIKO pdf here;
http://www.gaugemaster.com/piko/Piko-G-Scale-Track.pdf
A 600 mm length of track should be GG600.
Maybe you've some cut and shut track!
I know Mel has some Piko track, and he has never mentioned anything about the rails not being aligned? Bigjack has some of the points, and again, he has never mentioned this.
I haven't any Piko track yet, so I'll leave it to others for their comment Mike....
GG320 should be a 320 mm length of track, according to the info I have from this PIKO pdf here;
http://www.gaugemaster.com/piko/Piko-G-Scale-Track.pdf
A 600 mm length of track should be GG600.
Maybe you've some cut and shut track!
I know Mel has some Piko track, and he has never mentioned anything about the rails not being aligned? Bigjack has some of the points, and again, he has never mentioned this.
I haven't any Piko track yet, so I'll leave it to others for their comment Mike....
ebay mike said:
Gizzy
A gentleman, a scholar, and a railway modeller....
Looking at the Piko pdf again, it looks like the fishplates work in a similar way to the LGB ones.
On new (LGB) track, they are quite difficult to remove. I guess they are crimped on somehow at the factory. The tab at the back locks into a slot in the end sleeper.
Still, given the price you brought them for, £3 for a 2 ft length, you got a bargain!
I would expect to pay around £3 a foot for 2nd hand LGB track....
On new (LGB) track, they are quite difficult to remove. I guess they are crimped on somehow at the factory. The tab at the back locks into a slot in the end sleeper.
Still, given the price you brought them for, £3 for a 2 ft length, you got a bargain!
I would expect to pay around £3 a foot for 2nd hand LGB track....
ebay mike
Retired, but still hoarding. (GOF)
Gizzy. Just had another look at the underside - should have looked a bit further in the first place. Track still appears factory assembled but sleeper webbing in two parts a la LGB. one is GG320 and the other GG280. That explains how it's exactly 600mm.
Gizzy said: