Comments on: HO Code 100 Mixing Rails

By: Bryan Waldorf

Bryan Waldorf — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 15:46:31 +0000

If you plan on ballasting and finish scenery, you will have to remove the scenery and ballast on the brass track you plan on replacing. use the brass on the end and wait to ballast and do the scenery around it until you have what you want.

By: Lee Phillips

Lee Phillips — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 06:30:26 +0000

As pointed out by others, the three rules to follow are – keep the rail surfaces clean; insure all connections are tight, be sure to check them before any operating session; and insure to keep the different metals together and don’t intermix them. I have used brass and nickel silver for a number of years with little or no problems. But don’t use steel, then there will be real problems.

By: Carl Blum

Carl Blum — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:56:39 +0000

Everyone I know says “Throw the brass track and turnouts away, they aren’t worth the trouble.” If you must use it put it at the end of sidings where the locomotives seldom travel. Even keeping NS clean for good operations takes some time.

Good luck, Carl.

By: Peter Brixey

Peter Brixey — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:31:42 +0000

The only downside to mixing brass and nickel silver is that the brass will tarnish before the NS, so may need more frequent cleaning. Other than that, there should be no difference. Keep the track clean and make sure all connections between track sections are tight.

By: Glen Wasson

Glen Wasson — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:16:58 +0000

They will both work, but I would try to keep the brass mostly together so when you do change to NS it will require fewer breaks.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 13:38:06 +0000

I’m doing the same thing, and I have being mixing brass and nickel rails for my train and so far I haven’t had any problems yet.