Gargraves track

mrman · Post by **mrman** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:23 am

Hi,
Does anyone have any experience with gargraves track?
Would you recommend it?
Thanks

TonyW · Post by **TonyW** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:46 pm

Yes.
No.
Horrible stuff.

mrman · Post by **mrman** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 8:48 am

TonyW:104073 wrote:Yes.
No.
Horrible stuff.

What is wrong with it?

TonyW · Post by **TonyW** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:16 am

Well...

The rails are formed of very thin folded sheet metal, i.e. they are hollow. Fixing one length to the next involves fixing (usually by soldering) a pin on the hollow rail head on one section which then pushes in to the hollow rail head on the next. The pin must be fixed, otherwise it just disappears in to the rail section and does not make the join.

The wooden sleepers are fixed to the rails by nothing more than friction. When any attempt is made to curve the track they usually fall off. And they rot to nothing after a couple of years outside.

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:35 am

I second that. A complete waste of time and effort, horrible stuff to try and use.

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