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geir		#1 Posted : 22 January 2021 21:52:56(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/03/2019(UTC) Posts: 80 Location: Hordaland, Bergen		Hi Due to limited space to use/lie 2 parallel c-tracks ,I need to minimize the distance between tracks.Which combination of turnout/tracks gives the smallest distance?Which distance will a 24711 and 24912 give?
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Alsterstreek		#2 Posted : 23 January 2021 00:25:56(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 5,669 Location: Hybrid Home		24711 (or 24712) + 24071 + 24912: 64.3 mm distance between parallel tracks. When replacing the 24912 by 2x 24206: 49 mm.
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Alsterstreek		#3 Posted : 23 January 2021 00:29:38(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 5,669 Location: Hybrid Home		Alternatives: Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Various ways to reduce the track distance with a curved turnout: https://stummiforum.de/viewtopic.php?t=97416
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kiwiAlan		#4 Posted : 23 January 2021 00:39:18(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,101 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot		Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Alternatives: Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Various ways to reduce the track distance with a curved turnout: https://stummiforum.de/viewtopic.php?t=97416 Something is messed up in the last three, there are two with the same set of tracks (the third and fifth) but the spacing is different, and the third and fourth use different tracks but the spacing is listed as the same when I suspect it would be slightly different.
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Alsterstreek		#5 Posted : 23 January 2021 00:50:54(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 5,669 Location: Hybrid Home		Originally Posted by: kiwiAlan Something is messed up in the last three, there are two with the same set of tracks (the third and fifth) ... Third: 2x 24115 Fifth: 24115 & 24215 Originally Posted by: kiwiAlan ...the third and fourth use different tracks but the spacing is listed as the same when I suspect it would be slightly different. 2x 24115 or 2x 24215 “command” an identical distance in combination with a curved turnout.
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PacoM		#6 Posted : 04 February 2021 21:25:57(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 20/08/2020(UTC) Posts: 60		Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek 24711 (or 24712) + 24071 + 24912: 64.3 mm distance between parallel tracks. When replacing the 24912 by 2x 24206: 49 mm. I prefer 24711/2 curved turnouts because 24671/2 save space but at the the expense of a R1 radius (360mm). Following your inspiration, I offer the matching tracks for a station at a 90º angle. Distance between tracks is 54 mm.
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