10-05-2011, 02:44 PM
Steamtrains Wrote:Les, as I understand it (and I may be wrong... :oops: ) the # is a measure of the divergence of the diverging track. For example, a #8 switch would diverge one inch from the straight, for every 8 inches of distance from the frog. How far apart are the tracks in the crossover..?
By that standard, a #10 would be approx. 10", and a #12 approx. 12" long, or near enough for government work.