Herb Kelsey Wrote:
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> When considering prototypical operation and
> equipment my cardinal rule is "Never say
> '
Never' or '
Always.'
>
> So, having said that, one old model railroading
> rule that springs into my mind is never, but never
> (two nevers = important!) put a track switch where
> you can't reach it!
That's always the one
> that will break.
I’m not a modeller and this is veering into a modelling discussion. Having said that, I did have a live steam garden RR for a while (NG of course
) and the cardinal rule was never have a tunnel longer than the length of your arm. Or twice the length if you could access it from both ends.
Cheers,
Ralph