Functional railway barrier - how it works

[brick-builds]

Hello everybody,

we'd like to show and discuss with you our railway barrier - actually it works manual, but we plan to integrate a mindstorms sensor.

Have much fun:

 

 

Edited July 17, 2022 by brick-builds

[XG BC]

for the crossing inbetween the platforms id add a chain as a barrier to prevent people from crossing the tracks when a train is coming

 

[brick-builds]

7 hours ago, XG BC said:

for the crossing inbetween the platforms id add a chain as a barrier to prevent people from crossing the tracks when a train is coming

 

Good idea, we will check it. 

[XG BC]

here you can see one if you look closely,:

https://youtu.be/1UTk_6ed4Js

or here the two poles:

Edited July 18, 2022 by XG BC

[Man with a hat]

That's looking nice. And that curved road is looking interesting as well.

[brick-builds]

5 hours ago, Man with a hat said:

That's looking nice. And that curved road is looking interesting as well.

Thanks, but it takes a lot of parts to build the road.

 

 

 

12 hours ago, XG BC said:

here you can see one if you look closely,:

https://youtu.be/1UTk_6ed4Js

or here the two poles:

I think we'll go with the chain variante, but thanks for the effort. 

[XG BC]

there is a chain between the two poles. maybe ill go there wednesday and take a detailed picture as it is quite close to where i live.

[Feuer Zug]

Wonderful way of controlling the crossing arms. Your setup definitely allows for such options with the brick built ground.

[Lok24]

Yes, but indeed you just need one baseplate beneath the rails, have a look:

 

[brick-builds]

19 hours ago, XG BC said:

there is a chain between the two poles. maybe ill go there wednesday and take a detailed picture as it is quite close to where i live.

No worries, I can imagine how it would look.

 

16 hours ago, Feuer Zug said:

Wonderful way of controlling the crossing arms. Your setup definitely allows for such options with the brick built ground.

Thanks, the brick built streets are in general a great technique.

 

7 hours ago, Lok24 said:

Yes, but indeed you just need one baseplate beneath the rails, have a look:

 

Yes indeed, but then it wouldn't be as high as the rest of my layout. 

[Lok24]

15 hours ago, brick-builds said:

Yes indeed, but then it wouldn't be as high as the rest of my layout. 

Sure, but I referred ro the posting of @Feuer Zug :" Your setup definitely allows for such options with the brick built ground".

Edited July 20, 2022 by Lok24

[brick-builds]

11 hours ago, Lok24 said:

Sure, but I referred ro the posting of @Feuer Zug :" Your setup definitely allows for such options with the brick built ground".

Sorry, got that wrong.