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Posted on Jan 03, 2010

Train or cars derail going thru switches,have already replaced switches once ,doesnt matter which train i run

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Common problem with points/switches is that the facing blade is too high. When it switches to the track, it is usually straight up with a small curve on the top. This means that the wheels come along and jump at this section. Try and file the thin part of the blade where it touches the rail at 45 degrees so the transition is smoother.
Here you can see the squared ends:
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This one has had the rails filed:
https://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zscale.org%2Farticles%2Fpictures%2Fturnout02.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zscale.org%2Farticles%2Fturnout.html&docid=F98IGCIQ0VrtjM&tbnid=weRnjejmdD07sM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwjj1tTe6KLYAhVHXbwKHQslAqw4ZBAzCFwoVjBW..i&w=314&h=233&client=firefox-b&bih=747&biw=1600&q=filing%20model%20railway%20points%20to%20stop%20derailments&ved=0ahUKEwjj1tTe6KLYAhVHXbwKHQslAqw4ZBAzCFwoVjBW&iact=mrc&uact=8

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