Trackwork - Part 6

Spot the Peco difference.

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Now, it's not a fair comparison of these Peco tracks because the straights of the Code 100 are in fact Graham Farish Formoway, which in my opinion has more authentic sleeper dimensions than standard Peco track. Unfortunately, it is no longer marketed.

The code 75 track has smaller rail profile and is generally preferred by modellers as being more authentic. I enhanced the standard Peco offering by opening out the sleeper spacing of the straights, removed the large spring retaining block in the turnout and weathered all, as described in Parts 1-5 of this series. The Code 100 turnouts are Peco small radius and the Code 75 Peco medium radius. Did you spot the cosmetic 4 bolt fishplates?

Two colours of ballast were used on Code 75, light coloured on the track bed and dark coloured between the sleepers to represent oil and muck dropped by trains.

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