In many cases guardrails are necessary. A guardrail will pull a wheel and axle into the groove and prevent the opposite wheel from getting hit and derailed while traversing a turnout. Also guardrails help to re-rail a wheelset if it is off the track.
I use hi-rail and scale wheelsets and having guardrails with just the right spacing and in just the right places makes this possible. --- In [email protected], "David Engle" <RIRocket@...> wrote: > > Depends on how good your trackwork is with respect to (NMRA) standards. > Flangeway paths can be difficult, especially if you have been around long > enough to have both widths on your wheelsets, from before NASG and NMRA > standards were merged. DJE > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paul Vaughn > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 4:17 PM > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re:do guard rails actually work? > > > > Only if the train derails. > > Paul > > --- On Tue, 8/2/11, Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote: > > From: Bob Werre bob@... > > Do guard rails on bridges, turntables etc. actually work or are they > mostly cosmetic. I've never put in a short run of additional rails in > one little area, now I'm wondering if it'll do any good. > > Bob Werre > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
