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General Category => N Gauge Discussion => Topic started by: Platothedog on May 07, 2014, 12:36:51 PM

Title: Lyddle End Platform Ramps
Post by: Platothedog on May 07, 2014, 12:36:51 PM
I haven't had much success in finding Lyddle End Platform end ramps (N8007) to go with my platforms. I wonder if  Graham Farish Scenecraft Platform Ramps are compatible or any other ramp? I don't want to change my platforms. If anyone has a spare set get in touch.
Title: Re: Lyddle End Platform Ramps
Post by: Platothedog on May 07, 2014, 02:16:10 PM
I am looking for two ramps
Title: Re: Lyddle End Platform Ramps
Post by: Kipper on May 07, 2014, 03:09:42 PM
He has got curved station sections too! Been looking for ages for some of those, and redesigned my layout to accommodate straight sections instead.  :'(
Title: Re: Lyddle End Platform Ramps
Post by: Platothedog on May 07, 2014, 04:34:36 PM
Searched ebay for these but no luck.  Previous link shows the ones i want but they are part of a collection.

Title: Re: Lyddle End Platform Ramps
Post by: Paddy on May 07, 2014, 05:19:03 PM
Have you looked on Hornby's web site?  They had some Lyddle End items available.

Paddy
Title: Re: Lyddle End Platform Ramps
Post by: EtchedPixels on May 07, 2014, 10:01:23 PM
I've got a few of the black ramps in a box of stuff I acquired a while back, also various other lyddle end bits and pieces of platform and related stuff (steps etc). None of the pointy ramps though - although those are a trainset fiction for the most part. Real stations almost never had such ends!

I've also got *one* of the larger curved sections.

These are of course *rare* *collectable* blah blah  :worried: (just kidding), but if anyone is short a few bits of Lyddle End platform drop me a PM and we'll sort something out

Alan
Title: Re: Lyddle End Platform Ramps
Post by: 1936ace on May 08, 2014, 02:05:28 AM
Hattons have a few hornby lyddle end items for sale under their second hand section and there was a platform set there when I was looking two nights ago
Hope this helps
Shame I had a full station set I was trying to get rid of back in January for A$5/set
Bart
Title: Re: Lyddle End Platform Ramps
Post by: Platothedog on May 09, 2014, 10:00:27 PM
Sent my lyddle end 1st radius platform back to the shop.  I've juggled around with lyddle end ramp extensions which does the job[smg id=12235 type=preview align=center caption="Ramp Extensions"]
Title: Re: Lyddle End Platform Ramps
Post by: Richey1977 on May 10, 2014, 05:00:50 PM
Ah.  I had a few of these, but I got rid of them a month ago.  I was a bit disappointed when they came - I found they weren't very well moulded, and they didn't fit together very well.

Worth noting that the Lyddle End curved platforms are designed to be compatible with (I think) Arnold track, which has different radii to the UK types, so there won't be great fit if you're using Peco track.


I bought Graham Farish platforms in the end.  Cheaper and closer to what I wanted.