Big John
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 | | 08/19/2008 8:17 PM |
| I need to install a lift bridge on my layout to get access to the inner portion of the layout. I was thinking about a Bascule lift bridge. I googled but could not find any good pictures or plans. Does anyone have a plan for some good pictures? My railroad is all narrow gauge steam from the middle 1800's to the early 1900's time frame. Appreciate any help.
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SteveC
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| | 08/19/2008 8:56 PM |
| John
Click the following link and when the screen displays type in the search term bascule into the Search this collection text field, located in the upper-left. After the search completes you should come up with around 78 records. Won't say you'll find exactly what you want but it should be a start.
American Memory / Built in America | | | |
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astrayelmgod
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Ventura CA
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| | 08/19/2008 10:21 PM |
| Model Railroader Books has "Model Railroad Bridges and Trestles" which has plans for two, a Scherzer rolling lift bridge, which is the fancy Bascule, and a very plain bascule bridge that looks more like a plate girder bridge that goes up.
The book is so old that I think George Stephenson contributed to it, but it is still in print. I got mine from a local hobby shop, but I see Amazon has it in stock. | | | |
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CCSII
Norman Oklahoma
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| | 08/19/2008 10:41 PM |
| On my screen that's an ad for it right there
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Big John
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| | 08/20/2008 10:01 AM |
| | I found the book at our local library. Just what I needed. I also ordered a copy from Amazon. Thanks for the help. | | | |
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rpc7271
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Mesa, Az
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| | 08/20/2008 11:50 AM |
| | There was a guy with a live steam layout in Las Vegas that was on the 2007 Garden Railvays Convention tour that had a very neat working Bascule bridge. If i can find it I will post a picture. You might contact Dan Houg at Eaglewings Ironcraft. I'm sure he can build you one. | | | |
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Cougar Rock Rail
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Canada
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| | 08/20/2008 1:33 PM |
| Hello John,
I have a copy of the original blueprints for the bascule bridge shown in the link below. It is still in service in Victoria, B.C.
If you want I could have them copied and sent to you, but they are very large and weigh about 50lbs so it might be a little pricey. Let me know if you would like a copy though.
http://nisee.berkeley.edu/elibrary/showpage?id=GoddenD22.1
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Big John
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| | 08/21/2008 7:39 PM |
| I have a neighbor who is a certified welder. He voluntered to weld the bridge together for me if I cut out the parts. He said he could weld aluminum angle so that is what I plan to use. I want it to look like something a shoestring logging company would have built. Nothing fancy just cheep, easy to fabricate and install. Most of the small loggin lines could never afford to have this type of bridge built. However, on my layout I want the bridge to stay in the open position and only lower it when the logging train has to cross. That is why I was leaning toward the Bascule design as it looks good in the open position. I will let you know of my progress.
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NTCGRR
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Nebraska City NE
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| | 08/23/2008 4:11 PM |
| I had one lift out bridge for access and some times of the year it worked fine, other times it was hard. depends on iF you could have the base support as one piece to keep the proper spacing.
I'd like to see how you do it. they always work good at first. One year later we'll see. | |
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Great Western
The English Riviera, Torbay, Devon
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| | 08/24/2008 6:29 AM |
| Lift out/lift up bridges can be left, usually accidentally, in the open position when running trains. I don't have a bridge of these types but if I did I would make sure that the track sections either side if the bridge were de-energised when the bridge was in the open position - avoiding a possible wreck.
This applies only to track powered guys of course: how the battery folk manage only they can tell. | |
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Alan Lott (G1AEU)
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http://www.paignton-steamrailway.co.uk
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Greg Vocks
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Torby
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| | 08/25/2008 6:33 AM |
| | I made mine so it didn't have a way to leave it set open without holding. | |
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