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Track and Signals => Track Construction => Trackbed Construction => Topic started by: John Candy on May 03 2009 17:32

Title: Elevated Track Supports
Post by: John Candy on May 03 2009 17:32
To include as an item in the 'Getting Started' section of the website I am seeking designs for elevated trackbed supports which are both simple to fabricate and cost-effective.
If you have constructed such a trackbed, from timber, steel, concrete, plastic drainpipe (or whatever) please send your designs with construction tips, drawings and/or photos.

Thank you.

John.
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Title: Re: Elevated Track Supports
Post by: keith Bristol on May 20 2009 20:10
John

Attached is a photo of teh method that I have used. It is a 100 x 100 fence post from a quality fencing merchant, cut to a set height with 600mm buired in 1/2 bag of post mix in the ground. Deck is 18mm OSB board supported on 50 x 50 bearers. Posts are set 600 - 800 apart and covered in roofing felt sealed withlap cement.

Keith
Title: Re: Elevated Track Supports
Post by: John Candy on May 21 2009 21:49
Keith,

Thank you for explaining your method.
When I have gathered a few more, I will include them all in a 'Getting Started' article for the website.

John.
Title: Re: Elevated Track Supports
Post by: keith Bristol on May 21 2009 22:04
Another Picture of the construction
Title: Re: Elevated Track Supports
Post by: MikeWilliams on May 21 2009 22:35
Keith, showing my ignorance here, what's "OSB board"?

Mike
Title: Re: Elevated Track Supports
Post by: MikeWilliams on May 22 2009 12:45
Sory - just realises - Orientated Strand Board - the stuff they use for shuttering and boarding on building sites.

Mike
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