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bcp

March 05, 2015 10:32AM

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Split switches are much safer when run through from the frog when the points are set wrong. Split switch points were often sprung so a wrong move caused no damage at all.

Stub switches become harder to use as rail weight got heavier.

Stub switches had a gap that varied with temperature, and caused pounding of the rail ends by wheels. Sometimes they became inoperable on hot days when the gap closed.

Bruce

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Why change from stub to point switches?	kcsivils	March 05, 2015 10:11AM
Re: Why change from stub to point switches?	bcp	March 05, 2015 10:32AM
Re: Why change from stub to point switches?	Chris Walker	March 05, 2015 01:24PM
Re: Why change from stub to point switches?	Tomstp	March 05, 2015 03:28PM
Re: Why change from stub to point switches?	Paul Schmidt	March 05, 2015 09:50PM
Re: Why change from stub to point switches?	bcp	March 05, 2015 04:54PM
Re: Why change from stub to point switches?	dougvv	March 05, 2015 06:17PM
Re: Why change from stub to point switches?	dougvv	March 05, 2015 11:05PM
Re: Why change from stub to point switches?	bcp	March 05, 2015 11:26PM
Re: Why change from stub to point switches?	dougvv	March 05, 2015 11:59PM

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