MTAV HO layout - Bruce Street
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Bruce Street - Upgrade
MTAV is expanding its exhibition layout with a fourth module featuring a 5-road tram depot and a temporary reversing loop. All the depot pointwork and the crossover in the street is scratchbuilt from Code 100 nickel-silver rail with curve radii of 250mm and rail soldered to copper-clad PCB (Printed Circuit Board) sleepers. Thin brass strip 2.5mm wide soldered on its edge is used to form the continuous guard rail typical of tramway track, but road surfacing between the rails will only be completed once the points have been thoroughly checked for faultless operation.”
Progress pictures of the depot fan and crossover. They have been scratch built by Graeme Inglis
Members Models - Click for Larger View
Number 8 Scrubber Car - Built by the Late Dick Nicholson Dick's scrubber is 'O' scale 1:48 but proportioned to the
wheelbase of the Triang motor bogie he used as the truck.
Last Updated 10 December 2009
Layout of Bruce St Sept 2009
The new depot fan in progress
Depot crossover
Calculating the return loop
Points in the depot fan
Depot crossover
The first pair of completed points in the depot fan
The final pair of points for the depot – made as a single-blade and mate for variety
Underside details
