Questions about Re-Railers

Started by mojo, April 09, 2021, 10:22:54 AM

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mojo

I have searched for Re-Railers and found products by Peco and Gaugemaster but are there any other suppliers?

Which do members find is preferable?

What loco deck length do each have?

I am planning to use them as loco lifts and storage.

Maurice C.

Newportnobby

I use a Peco one with a deck length of 152mm.
A longer deck would probably be more useful :hmmm:

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Never used one in almost 55 years in this hobby, but I'm starting to think that it could be an essential fashion accessory  :-\
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#3
You mean the long thin sloping type of re-railer as opposed to the pre-made track section (looks like a level crossing with guide strips)?

Most of the major manufacturers who make a track system will probably offer one, certainly Fleischmann, Arnold and Minitrix do, as do some 3rd parties.  I think Proses make an expensive powered one.

I keep a couple in my tool box for setting out rakes of wagons and coaches at the start of a show.


If you want something more suited to lifting and storage then look at Train-Safe - very nice but also expensive  :D

https://shop.train-safe.de/en/home/


Also look at fiddleyard cassette systems which allow for trains to be lifted and turned or stored. I think there are some kits out there, or simply make them yourself from aluminium right-angle fixed to a flat base.

http://www.zen98812.zen.co.uk/cassettes.html

These are a couple I made myself some time ago, actually for my lad's HOe narow gauge layout so still 9mm gauge

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Portpatrick

I have  few Peco ones in various tool boxes, crates for shows etc..  It is not really long enough for 75 ft coaches such as 158 and 170 DMUs.  I also have the Proses one referred to.  Has the virtue you can "drive" a loco off it and not rub traction tyres on the track as it rolls off. 

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#5
KAto do a rerailer as well.they are all practically the same - cheap and useful!

there are also track sections with a diamond shape in the centre of the track  - rerails on the go! ( google rerailer/Images)

do a search on Cassette ( entire forum) for some useful ideas ( search box, top right of page)
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Quote from: Portpatrick on April 09, 2021, 11:19:46 AM
I have  few Peco ones in various tool boxes, crates for shows etc..  It is not really long enough for 75 ft coaches such as 158 and 170 DMUs.  I also have the Proses one referred to.  Has the virtue you can "drive" a loco off it and not rub traction tyres on the track as it rolls off.

I have a Peco one with two strips of aluminium foil glued on and wrapped under the lower edge, it does the same as the Proses one for less money. Every little helps - well, I did buy the foil at Tesco  ;D

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