MICRO-ENGINEERING LADDER TRACK SYSTEM #5d RIGHT TURNOUT

#5d Intermediate Ladder

Description

This turnout has the same shortened Frog End as the #5c, ending just past the frog and guard rails. At the Point End of the turnout, the Through Track and curved Diverging Track from the previous turnout has, in effect, been made apart of the #5d turnout. The two modified ends allows the #5d turnout to overlap the previous turnout and to be overlapped by the next turnout, thus saving space.

How or where to use

1. The #5d Intermediate Ladder turnout is usually used after the #5c turnout near the start of a ladder track or after another #5d to continue adding body tracks. Generally, a series of #5d's are used, one after the other, for most of the body tracks of a yard making the #5d the most widely used turnout for most ladder tracks. The #5d provides 2-1/16 inch track spacing between body tracks.
2. Point end: The Point End of the #5d turnout must connect to either a #5c turnout or another #5d turnout, of the same hand.
3. Frog End: Another #5d or a #5e turnout, of the same hand, must be connected to the Frog End of the #5d turnout