Helix and Balloon Loop

Testing my recently constructed helix. Three Trainorama 49 class locomotives are hauling 48 4 wheeled wagons and 2 brake vans up my 24"/600mm radius, 2.5 turn helix. It has an average gradient of around 1:42. Below, two sound equipped Eureka AD60 Garratts are traversing the baloon loop on the bottom level.

The helix is basically of my own design, it isnt quite perfect yet (there are one or two locations where some locomotives derail) but it's not too bad. Driven carefully, locomotives can take scale loads up and down without dramas. I'll be working on fixing the derailment spots (slightly wavering joins between pieces of plywood) and will put up some form of protection soonish.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• railway
• ad60
• eureka
• trainorama
• HO
• layout
• helix
• spline

[bennnny73]

wait so are the trains that u r running are they n scale?

[nadnerb2k]

nope - HO

[rubywarrior1]

someone is having waaaaaaaaaay too much fun.



[3riversrambler]

any tips on how to do thiss?

[mjtunstall1976]

balloon loop? you mean reverse loop? btw great helix track!!!

[alantrains]

protection first, I'd hate to see all that crashing to the floor! Nice work BTW

[bennnny73]

oh cuz it lust looked like to me it was n-scale

thanks

bennnnny73

p.s. get back to me as soon as you can bye

[bennnny73]

thats an awesome layout it is just so cool

[gazam08]

cool, did you make that yourself?

[NSWGR3112]

Oh god, what have you done to your layout now??

Do we still get to visit for Christmas this year?