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LRR
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 Posted - August 26 2022 :  08:40:06 AM Link directly to this topic  Show Profile  Add LRR to Buddylist
Hello there !
Juste a silly question: can I use Peco track with the Tyco bridge and trestle set ?
Thanks.
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Why not try it and let us know? RP Model Railroads, if you archive
his posts of the Pure Tyco Layout, actually got that assemblage to
actually work reliably, but he used 100% Tyco. So much that he
did not use any sort of ground cover, just bare wood, because
Tyco never made ground cover.
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 Posted - August 27 2022 :  04:01:26 AM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add LRR to Buddylist
Good idea ! I'll order the Mehano bridge and trestle set because it's absolutely the same stuff than Tyco bridge and trestle set.



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I measured the Peco track and the Mehano/Tyco track and found that the Peco track is 1mm wider than the Mehano/Tyco track (sorry I'm a metric guy since I was born) . Can I have any issues with that ?


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Yes, very possibly, since the bridge and piers all wrap around the ends of the ties. I don’t recall how tight or loose the tolerances are, but at that scale, 1mm could be a significant difference.
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It might be solved by a patient lot of filing, either making each bracket .5mm deeper or the necessary ties .5mm shorter on each end.
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Thank you for all your answers. Very appreciated. If I understand correctly, I'm in a dead end. I better cancel my order before it's too late.
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The opening is exactly 29 mm.

Sand the edges of the ties if the track will not slide in, or simply cut the bridge in half and glue the side to the outside of your track, so that the track and two sides are now one unit.

Don't give up too easily.

This hobby allows many creative ways to solve a challenge.
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 Posted - August 29 2022 :  04:45:29 AM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add LRR to Buddylist
Thank you very much for your answer but it is too late. I canceled my order yesterday...
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