10-08-2022, 12:15 AM
(10-07-2022, 08:15 PM)jwilliamson Wrote:(10-07-2022, 04:42 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: How far do the gauntlet tracks move the trains away from the stations? The catenary isn't a precise alignment, it's meant to shift around in fact, within some limits.
The gauntlet can't be more than a 6 inch offset. I suspect an electric loco would have no trouble going slowly along the spur.
I believe it’s actually closer to 30cm, but that’s just a nitpick. I don’t know how much of an offset could work, but that doesn’t matter, because a second wire could be strung above the offset track. It might also be possible to just move the wire towards the offset track; I don’t know how widely it weaves back and forth normally but I wouldn’t be surprised if the gauntlet offset is within that range.