Comments on: HO Engine Derailment https://blog.model-train-help.com/2010/10/ho-engine-derailment.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ho-engine-derailment Model railroads and model trains Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:58:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anonymous https://blog.model-train-help.com/2010/10/ho-engine-derailment.html#comment-929 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:04:11 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2010/10/ho-engine-derailment.html#comment-929 thank you for this great info i am going to try and use the strips at some trouble spots on the curves it’s agreat idea.

]]> By: Anonymous https://blog.model-train-help.com/2010/10/ho-engine-derailment.html#comment-874 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 03:23:38 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2010/10/ho-engine-derailment.html#comment-874 Hi Joe,
The problem with most commercially branded turnout is that they are not “tuned”. What you need to do is check each turnout with an MMRA Standards Guage, & also check that the loco’s wheels are in correct guage. Make any necessay adjustments. I find that by carefully filing the tapered trailing ends of the turnout so that they neatly meld with the track can help solve some of these problems. You may find, depending on your brand of turnout, that after checking with the NMRA guage, the turnout flanges are too gappy – glue a fine styrene strip to the inside of each turnout flange. This will guide the loco wheels away from the frog cetre-line & correctly thru’ the side of the frog. Most probably this has been one of the main causes for your derailments.
Hope this helps

Cheers

Ian

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