https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/09/running-trains-larger-wheel-flanges.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=running-trains-larger-wheel-flanges Model railroads and model trains Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:17:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/09/running-trains-larger-wheel-flanges.html#comment-41067 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:17:16 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5811#comment-41067 If your flanges are big they won’t run on the smaller profile tracks without derailing.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/09/running-trains-larger-wheel-flanges.html#comment-41065 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:43:34 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5811#comment-41065 Super elevation will neither hurt nor help unless, as Rudolph said, you run high-speed trains since it doesn’t alter the distance between the rail top and the tie plate details (spike heads). If the flanges aren’t hitting the spike heads on the straight track they won’t on the curves. Of course, that means that you will need to use a larger code track to accommodate the larger flanges.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/09/running-trains-larger-wheel-flanges.html#comment-41044 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 02:21:10 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5811#comment-41044 Super elevation is part of the finer standards. There is no advantage in using super elevation in a model railroad lay-out unless you run high speed trains trains (I’m thinking ICE or TGV trains). However, it will look very nice in some cases, specially in tighter curves.

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