hello mike, i will go for k-track, too.
with the c-track of some startersets in my hands (and they are cautious !) the same happened to me, many clips have broken. but maybe we will get some hints here what to do in order to apply own-build clips to it like the handrails on the swiss locos...and not be so critic to M's products....
for me the biggest disadvantage with c-track is the colour, if you have a look at big layouts built with c-track they look too unique, so they must be treated with colour and then you can use k-track....
maybe i will use my c-track in the hidden parts of the layout....

It seems there are alot of people in here who uses K-track.
I hope this rumor isn´t true. I have a question about the K-track as I only have a few (2200) and lots and lots of C-track.

How are the reliability of the turnouts in K-track?
I have a lots of 74490 (about 20) and when I build a new layout I often have to change them, so I propably have about 10 that doesn´t work. Some are version 1.2 and some are 1.3. I´ve been having them for a while so there's no guarantee. I have 10 74444. I had to change 5 of the motors... The decoders are ok. I don´t dare using C-track turnouts in hidden places anymore. I remember the old reliable 52-series M track turnouts...

Is it easy to get exactly what you want from the flex-track?

If it´s between K and C I seriously consider replacing my C-track with K-track! I have absolutely no money for that so I´ll have to sell the C-track.

/David

They will make K track for as long as there is a market for it. They may not produce a wider range of sections, depending on sales of the existing range. But the tooling exists, so providing they sell enough to cover raw materials and staff wages it wouldn't make sense to stop.

I have tried M and C track, and feel C track is the better of the two. M has its place (I have seen some very nice "historic" layouts with classic stock using it), but I have in the past tried ballasting Peco track by hand and it was a very tedious process even for an 8ft x 1ft shunting layout. K track would be much the same.

But the question is if you can using tortoisemotor togehter with CS2 or MS2...
K-track is not the best in the world...!
It does Tillig Elite code 83 instead.
If Peco can start producing 3-railversion...?
Nope...!
Forget it...!!!
Marklin has alone rights to producing 3 railtracks.
Only Marklin...

Goofy

So they have not improved... that´s bad. the motors are expensive so they should work. How do yours fail?
My faulty C turnouts motors only reacts when you want to go straight. But what´s the use of a turnout if you can´t turn...

Maybe a K2 (next generation K) with code 90 or even lower?

Either way, C-track need to be expanded a lot!
Slim double switches, wider-radius curved turnouts, flexi-C, (just need to flex +600 mm radius, smaller is covered by regular program), turntable, 33-mm long straigt, a few more shorter wide-radius, an intermediate turnout-angle, a wye.

The available second-hand market of K-track is tiny.

Start a race to get k-track! The Brent Barrel is going down K-track is going up!!

The only thing I can say in terms of point motors, is that the are at least easy to change.

I would love to see the K track range expanded, and if they changed the rail code to fall in line with the C track they would also be able to save in rail stock.

Cheers....

Mike.

I can't see Peco producing any AC track (apart from their brass centre stud strip to fit to normal track). There just isn't enough of a market for them. It has taken years to get them to make some types of 2 rail track!

Their standard point motors are good, if a bit agricultural. They have a pair of solenoids about 1cm in diameter powered by 16v AC and last for years. I have some that were originally used by my father on his 1970s-built GWR layout and have since been used on about three other layouts. They still work perfectly!