[Brian]

Hi Nathan
It's 'Horses for courses' really! You can use Hornby track, both fixed and flexible track are available and its all is very easy to buy as most model railway shops in the UK will stock the range. Peco Streamline offers lager radius points and more choices of point configurations e.g. Double slips, 3 way points and two sets of Diamond crossings etc and two types of point frog -. Insulafrog or Electrofrog in both code 100 or code 75 rail height for "00". Don't forget code 100 track from Hornby and Peco is inter mixable as can any make of code 100 track be mixed and matched, if its not pre ballasted, though even that's not a serious issue as often the two profiles can be mated. Again, most Peco track styles are easily obtained in the UK. Continental track suppliers will be less easy to obtain and perhaps stocks held at low levels than the main two UK suppliers, but not necessarily a show stopper!
Neither Peco nor Hornby track is true "00" sleeper spacing but this to me isn't an issue and I think Peco track looks good when laid correctly and ballasted with real stone ballast etc.
I believe the real choice is availability. Nothing nicer than visiting your local shop having a chat about what's needed and leaving with the items, though the internet now offers a wider choice.

 

[Brian]

QUOTE I understand what electrofrog points are at this stage, but what sort of extra wiring are we talking of here?
Possibly more track feeds and certainly frog switching via (Normally) a change over contact fitted to the point motor which feeds the appropriate polarity to the all metal frog.
For a more detailed explanation refer to my site.... Points and how to wire

 

[Brian]

QUOTE Nathan wrote: A useful page but you could probably improve those graphics a bit. What program did you use to export them?
Sorry I'm a bit late in replying, only just logged on and reviewed items..
Nathan, You're kidding surely??

Improve the graphics???

They are 100% from where I view them (Work and Home)

Two assumptions here... 1) You're talking about the background colour etc then its one chosen from the umpteen available. Or 2) Your talking about the drawings, if so then how can a simple line drawing be improved without making them far to complex, hard to understand and very slow to load at the viewers end? The drawings I firmly believe are simple to understand and show exactly what's being discussed.
For info...The base programme is MS FrontPage 2003. Drawings are prepared in MS Visio and Copied & Pasted into the FrontPage sheets.

As for the Tillig track and point work, I have to agree with Graham... Its just not British!!!

Anyway, what's all this nonsense anyway? There we are arguing about "My points are better than your Points" and "My track is better than your track" etc . but within a few feet were seeing totally non prototypical curves!!!

 

[Brian]

Well said Rail-Rider.

Talk about trying to confuse and put off a beginner!

I'll still stand by my comments I made earlier QUOTE what's all this nonsense anyway? There we are arguing about "My points are better than your Points" and "My track is better than your track" etc . but within a few feet were seeing totally non prototypical curves!!!