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Offline RenoMas  
#1 Posted : 09 March 2024 15:41:00(UTC)
RenoMas

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Joined: 21/04/2022(UTC)
Posts: 2
Location: U.S.A.
Hi,
I am designing a layout with a piece of the new wide angle slip switch 24720 as show in the attached image.

24720 excerpt.jpg

Maerklin's description of 24720 states that short 24071 pieces are needed at each end.
Does anyone know why the 24071 pieces are needed at the ends of 24720?
Can other "straight" sections be used instead of 24071?

Thanks for your help.
Best regards, Reno
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Offline marklinist5999  
#2 Posted : 09 March 2024 15:53:40(UTC)
marklinist5999

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Posts: 3,471
Location: Michigan, Troy
So longer cars have enough side clearance when passing one another. otherwise, the space between the two will be too narrow for entering/exiting the turnouts.
Offline Martti Mäntylä  
#3 Posted : 09 March 2024 16:00:39(UTC)
Martti Mäntylä

Finland   
Joined: 15/11/2018(UTC)
Posts: 401
Location: Uusimaa, Helsinki
The edges of the 24071 can be detached to make it fit in the narrow space available. All other straight tracks are too wide to fit in.

Even your drawing shows how the edges of the rails overlap so as to make the configuration physically infeasible.
- Martti M.
Era III analog & digital (Rocrail, CAN Digital Bahn, Gleisbox/MS2, K83/K84), C & M tracks, some Spur 1
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Offline twmarklinfan  
#4 Posted : 09 March 2024 16:10:10(UTC)
twmarklinfan

United Kingdom   
Joined: 08/05/2015(UTC)
Posts: 394
Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom
Hi,

The 24071has removable side road beds. These are removed to connect to the 24720, which comes with a filler V piece to replace the road beds on the 24071. No other straight piece has the removable road beds and won’t be able to make the connection to the 24720

Adrian
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Offline LeoArietis  
#5 Posted : 10 March 2024 22:46:59(UTC)
LeoArietis

Sweden   
Joined: 07/02/2008(UTC)
Posts: 170
Location: Lindome, Sweden
It’s possible to use other track pieces but then you need to cut away a wedge from the track bed from at least one of the tracks.
Current layout:
http://www.svensktmjforu.../index.php?topic=10990.0
The former project:
http://www.svensktmjforu...forum_posts.asp?TID=1097
With Pictures and trackplans, but in Swedish
Transitation-curves in C-track:
https://www.marklin-user...9-on-75-cm.aspx#post9281
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Offline RenoMas  
#6 Posted : 09 April 2024 23:10:34(UTC)
RenoMas

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Joined: 21/04/2022(UTC)
Posts: 2
Location: U.S.A.
Thank you everyone. I was unaware of all this.
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