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Rowan		#1 Posted : 04 September 2008 01:02:45(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/04/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,278 Location: Brisbane, Queensland		Giday! Does any one know what code rail Märklin use in there Z track system please?
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ozzman		#2 Posted : 04 September 2008 02:55:06(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia		The rails themselves are 1.5 mm high, which equates to .06". I suppose this means Code 60? Actually I think I read somewhere that Marklin rail is Code 60.
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Rowan		#3 Posted : 04 September 2008 03:29:53(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/04/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,278 Location: Brisbane, Queensland		Thanks ozzman, wonder if it's code 55?
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ozzman		#4 Posted : 04 September 2008 03:33:47(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia		The more I think about it, the more I think it is Code 60. Are you trying to match with another make of track?
		Gary Z Scale "Never let the prototype get in the way of a good layout"
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Rowan		#5 Posted : 04 September 2008 06:24:00(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/04/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,278 Location: Brisbane, Queensland		Giday Gary. I have been over at the Fast Tracks web site.They sell rail too hand make track and points. In Z they offer two codes of rail,code 40 and code 55.These are made by Micro Engineering. I was just wondering what code Märklin Z is.
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ozzman		#6 Posted : 04 September 2008 07:10:14(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia		G'Day Rowan Wow! You're game handlaying Z track! I have to take my glasses off to see my tracks if they're closer than half a metre away. As I understand it, the codes refer to the rail height in thousandths of an inch, and given that the height of Marklin's Z rails is 1.5 mm, that translates to 0.06" - ie Code 60. By the way, I base that 1.5 mm on this: http://www.guidetozscale.../track_installation.html Good luck!
		Gary Z Scale "Never let the prototype get in the way of a good layout"
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Rowan		#7 Posted : 04 September 2008 07:42:32(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/04/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,278 Location: Brisbane, Queensland		G'day cobber. Well haven't quite decided as it is a very valid point you make; ya gotta see it, ta work with it! My computers keep dying; such is life and luck, and that link used to be on my favorites.It is now back on the favorites, thanks mate. Thanks for the good oil.
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ozzman		#8 Posted : 05 September 2008 02:41:54(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia		Rowan I see that we're both members of another z forum, and I now see the origin of the Code 55 (ie MTL track). I seriously considered it, but decided on Marklin because they offer a much more comprehensive package. Especially the double-slip crossings, which are so typical of German railways.
		Gary Z Scale "Never let the prototype get in the way of a good layout"
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Rowan		#9 Posted : 08 September 2008 18:30:17(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/04/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,278 Location: Brisbane, Queensland		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by ozzman <br />Rowan I see that we're both members of another z forum, and I now see the origin of the Code 55 (ie MTL track). I seriously considered it, but decided on Marklin because they offer a much more comprehensive package. Especially the double-slip crossings, which are so typical of German railways. Yeah mate ; Z Central and Trainboard. A helpful gentleman at Z Central , Armand , posted this; http://www.platelayer.com/mj/zs...rackdimensions/index.asp Code 62 it is then
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ozzman		#10 Posted: : 09 September 2008 02:49:49(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia		Thanks for the link Rowan - most informative. In the light of those facts I find it a bit hard to understand Jim's (Z Central Moderator) insistence that the sleeper spacing of Marklin track is too close to be accurate for US prototype. Whatever. It doesn't particularly bother me, one way or the other. Armand is both very helpful and a gentleman.
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