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Another Question About Kato Unitrack (N Scale) Turnouts/Passing Sidings
« on: February 22, 2016, 12:50:35 PM »
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I'm on the verge of buying some Unitrack turnouts. I'd like to know if the passing sidings using # 4 turnouts are the same distance from the main line as the sidings using # 6 turnouts.

Thanks for any info.


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Re: Another Question About Kato Unitrack (N Scale) Turnouts/Passing Sidings
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2016, 01:06:33 PM »
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As with all things in life, it depends.  See the linked turnout diagrams:

#4: http://www.katousa.com/cgi-bin/dl/dl.pl?dl.mif,N-plan-4-turnouts.pdf

#6: http://www.katousa.com/cgi-bin/dl/dl.pl?dl.mif,N-plan-6-turnouts.pdf

With the #6 switch you use a R718-15 curve to bring the diverging route parallel you have a spacing of 49.5mm

With the #4 switch you need a R481-15 plus a 64mm straight section to make the same 49.5mm spacing.  Normal spacing for a #4 is 33mm.

Kato has this page which has a number of track layout ideas and general diagrams of UNITRACK: http://www.katousa.com/track-plans/n-plans.html

The layouts they show can be useful for ideas of how to arrange track pieces for what you want to do.
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Re: Another Question About Kato Unitrack (N Scale) Turnouts/Passing Sidings
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2016, 01:10:19 PM »
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Thanks! That's exactly what I wanted to know.


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