Rerailers and Code 80 Peco?

[petercharlesfagg]

Friends, My layout has very few straight sections and those that exist are too short for the Peco rerailer that I bought about 12 years ago!

Is there a rerailer on the market that could be fitted in as part of the layout and is compatible with code 80 Peco trackwork?

Regards, Peter.

[guest311]

have you considered this

http://www.ehattons.com/7659/Peco_Products_ST_21_Add_on_Level_crossing_for_ST20/StockDetail.aspx

cheers

alan

[petercharlesfagg]

have you considered this

http://www.ehattons.com/7659/Peco_Products_ST_21_Add_on_Level_crossing_for_ST20/StockDetail.aspx

cheers

alan

Thankyou, but does it actually help with rerailing bogied stock?

Peter.

[guest311]

not sure, but a trial would answer that.

if not as it is then I would imagine a couple of strips of plasticard on the ramps to guide the wheels up to the rails should work.

that is what I am looking at doing on my hidden tracks to ensure stock stays on / returns to the tracks

where is the fingers crossed smiley ?

[PostModN66]

Peter,

I can't absolutely promise this but as I recall from many years ago (35+) the Minitrix 14974 re-railer fitted well to code 80 and did a good job of re-railing.

http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=M14974

Cheers Jon 

[austinbob]

not sure, but a trial would answer that.

if not as it is then I would imagine a couple of strips of plasticard on the ramps to guide the wheels up to the rails should work.

that is what I am looking at doing on my hidden tracks to ensure stock stays on / returns to the tracks

where is the fingers crossed smiley ?

I'd imagine that if there are no gaps on the outside of the rails for the bogies to drop into, that would work quite well.

[petercharlesfagg]

Peter,

I can't absolutely promise this but as I recall from many years ago (35+) the Minitrix 14974 re-railer fitted well to code 80 and did a good job of re-railing.

http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=M14974

Cheers Jon 

Thankyou Jon, it looks just the ticket, not expensive and simple, I have ordered one to try!

Peter.

[austinbob]

Peter,

I can't absolutely promise this but as I recall from many years ago (35+) the Minitrix 14974 re-railer fitted well to code 80 and did a good job of re-railing.

http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=M14974

Cheers Jon 

That looks good - not seen that one before.

[Jon898]

Although it's american-pattern ties, the Atlas re-railer (ATL-2532) has worked well for me.  You can disguise the moulded part as wooden crossing infill and Atlas 80 can mate with Peco 80 with a bit of fiddling.  I have usually put these on sidings as I'm not thrilled with the idea of an "express" running over them.

http://www.atlasrr.com/Images/Track/Trackphotos/2532.gif

Don't know how available they are in the UK, but they're about USD3.50 here for 3.

Jon

[jonclox]

Ive recently bought a pack of
http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=AL2532&r=1
Ive yet to fit them though. They look just right for what I need

[petercharlesfagg]

Ive recently bought a pack of
http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=AL2532&r=1
Ive yet to fit them though. They look just right for what I need

Thankyou, as things stand Gaugemaster would have to make up an order for the Minitrix rerailer and so, since this one is the same price, I have changed my order.

Gaugemaster kindly changed the order details so hopefully I too will have one of these in my sticky fingers within the week!

Regards, Peter.

[Jon898]

Peter: 

When you get them, check that they are flat.  The ones manufactured in China (older stock came from the US) seem to occasionally have a slight banana where the ends are a bit (probably about 1/32") above the middle.  It's easy to correct before installation by applying some finger pressure, but annoying if you don't notice it at first. Last package I got had one of the three like that.

Jon

[mr bachmann]

Peter have you considered making from Slaters plasticard , using the Peco one as a guide , soz' just me romancing again 
what radius curves and make track are you using

alan

[petercharlesfagg]

Peter have you considered making from Slaters plasticard , using the Peco one as a guide , soz' just me romancing again 
what radius curves and make track are you using

alan

thankyou,

I am using Peco Streamline with a minimum radius of 11" all the others are whatever comes out of the bag over 11"!  I haven't measured them because only the important inner curves are Setrack.

To be honest I haven't got the patience to fiddle about with Plasticard!

Regards Peter.

[Oldun]

I can't absolutely promise this but as I recall from many years ago (35+) the Minitrix 14974 re-railer fitted well to code 80 and did a good job of re-railing.
http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=M14974

I've got four of those in a box somewhere, often wondered what they were for now I know 

Roger