A note to inform one and all that the new Gauge O Guild website is now up and running. Not quite complete yet but all the major stuff is up there. Most of it...
The mystery photo mentioned below as a P. Way connection. Can anyone identify the device shown left of photo. Mick Nicholson. ... Surely someone here can...
hi guys, just a wild stab in the dark regarding the mystry photo, but to me it looks like some form of detonator placer, without the channel rod connection to ...
I suspect that it is an early form of treadle. Basically the flange depresses the arm and that results in an electrical contact being made in the box. Note the...
Peter Cross
peter.cross@...
Feb 9, 2005 2:40 pm
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Hi Peter, ... The arm seems too substantial for that, and firmly anchored to the rail. I'm guessing it's a rail-creep detector. Note that this guessing game is...
... My guess is similar: probably causes a bell to strike in the signal cabin. If a train is going up the hill rightline, the bell will sound but that's OK. If...
Hi Simon, ... <g> Rail-creep is the tendency of rails to slide along through the chairs. Usually in the direction of traffic. (Imagine rolling out pastry. As...
Interesting one. There appears to be a missing sleeper where the device is positioned, so that the device provides part of the function of a chair in this ...
... It would need to be substantial if it is to operate as it would have to, from the deflection of the rail under load, in the way that Mercury treadles later...
Some of you may find the following site of interest. Mick Nicholson. Mike/Mike, you may find these of interest, they are proper engineering drawings of Union...
Dear all, Spotted in Staples today: OKI Banner Paper in sheets A4 width x 900mm long (36"). 160gsm thickness (which is almost thin card rather than paper, and...
Hi Everyone. I have recently caught a Virus on my computer which may have emailed itself to some of you. It seems to have contained an attachment and my...
An enquiry lodged on another forum but I suspect that if anyone might know it could be some of the track mavens on Templot. Can someone assist. Girder rail we...
Hi Dave Thanks for the advice. I've done a scan but found nothing so I think I'm OK, BUT...... .....in the same download I received a message from Yahoo's...
ijewell@...
Feb 15, 2005 1:20 pm
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Does anyone know when the NER choose to use interlaced sleepers on a turnout and when they chose non-interlaced sleepers. The booklet on NER trackwork...
Sounds similar. I've had three since but caught them. David A Smith Copthorne, West Sussex.UK Outgoing mail checked by Norton Antivirus 2004. Reply to...
On 15/02/2005 20:46, jlewis wrote, ... This is a sympton of the MyDoom virus. You're right in that it is spoofing the "From" address. We had a spate of...
Ian Jewel wrote ... part of the junk that is included in this mailing to me is the information that the original message in the MIME format. Which immediately...
Will Litchfield
will@...
Feb 16, 2005 11:10 am
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MIME is the standard mail attachment format which just ensures that any attachment can be successfully delivered across the network. This should not wring...
ijewell@...
Feb 16, 2005 1:37 pm
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Hi, Can anyone tell me whether the following formula will enable me to calculate radii from existing track. Result.Text = ((((chordbox.Text / 2) *...
If we assume that your curve is a constant radius and not a transition curve the following will work. If a trans the answer will only be approx. Draw a line...
Jmazzknaresboro@...
Feb 17, 2005 12:57 pm
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... transition curve ... chord), call ... angles to the ... (i.e. from the ... circle we obtain ... circle ... h*h) .............................(1) ... to R...
Hi Stoggers, ... Print on tracing paper to make checking easier. Alternatively (for those with shaky maths), you can scan the original piece of track itself,...
Hi John, ... Not quite. That should be h(2R - h) = L*L / 4 (diameter = 2R)! giving R = L^2/8h + h/2 as in my previous message. regards, Martin. ... email:...
Hello Martyn I know that this has been explained before but the memoery evades me. I have scanned an image of a track plan that I want to model. How do I get...
Hi John, ... 1. Scan as a Windows Bitmap (.bmp) file and save it in your C:\TEMPLOT\SHAPE-FILES folder. Make a note of the scan resolution (dpi) figure. 2....
Don't forget to save the picture content as well as the shape if you manipulate the image at all in Templot, eg, twisting or stretching etc. Templot won't...
My apologies, in (1) I ought to have written 2R and NOT R, leading to (2R - h) * h = L*L / 4, giving R = 1/2h (L*L/4 + h*h) or if you ignore h as being too...
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