160 Model Railway Build - Building Inclines

[@breintonjunction791]

Good morning Mark, nicely explained 👍 cheers al

[@DonegalDadRail]

Thank you Al.

[@ModelRailwayShed]

Hello Mark, great video nicely explained tutorial 🙂

[@DonegalDadRail]

Thank you Deano

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

A great tutorial Mark... hope it goes in easily enough for you!

[@DonegalDadRail]

Thanks Anthony.

[@gordonhanning476]

I'm inclined to say that this is a very interesting video keep up the good work.

[@DonegalDadRail]

LOL thanks Gordan

[@delphjunction1168]

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Hi ya Mark.
Brilliant vlog buddy.
I am trying to think how I can Make an incline, but I've made my layout to busy. Plus the room is a bit tight. Might have to think about a re design.😢
Thanks for this tutorial it's been very helpful.
Stay safe buddy.
DELPH JUNCTION (Pete).

[@DonegalDadRail]

Thank you Pete. My layouts are under constant redesign LOL

[@alannewman85]

Great! I’m definitely needing info about this!
But different locos are surely going to have different climbing capabilities. How do you figure out what each loco is capable of? Must be some way of calculating tractive effort before it slips? Using a spring balance perhaps??
I have newer IRM locos, but a few very old DC locos too.
The 141’s I understand are all wheel pickup and all wheel drive, (guess 071’s and 121’s are the same??) whereas the old Deltic, Class 50, Class 33, (and a 4 wheeled shunter which couldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding) have pickup on one bogie and drive on t’other (if memory serves from 35 years ago!😮). Let me know what you think.

[@DonegalDadRail]

Older loco's are usually poor climbers. Newer Loco's are heavier and with all wheel drive so have a lot better traction.

[@RailsandSky]

Hi Mark, link to website for gradient calculations, not working for me.

[@DonegalDadRail]

Its working for me. www.1728.org/gradient.htm What browser are you using? Works for me in Chrome.