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Total subjective call.

Over the years I have installed several RH/TT combinations.  Done somewhat prototypically it gets to be a real land grab.  When finished they can easily overpower any layout, especially when you go from one town to another town and you need two RH/TT set ups to turn your steam engines and observation cars at each end.

Some of the TT/RH installations I have seen on these pages have a real decent amount of space.  I would guess most of us including myself not so.

Think about it for a moment.  Using large mainline locomotives with realistic approach tracks between the pit wall and RH door of 20" to 30".  Couple that with a decent size TT and the needed RH depth and you may be looking at a keystone shape with one end 3' wide the RH back wall side at 4 to 5+ feet wide and an over all length of 8 +/- feet.  That can stifle most folks so then a strategic compression caricature may come into play.

To avoid curved tracks into the RH you can slide a foot print of the RH closer to and farther from  the TT pit edge like a trombone slide which will help you to tune perfect alignment with straight rails centered perpendicular to the RH rear wall.

Some RH brands can be made with different degrees of separation.  Some TTs have the ability to have their stops altered.  Match the TT degrees with the RH degrees so as to avoid reinventing the wheel.

When done correctly you will find a significant real estate requirement.  Which is why I opted out of RHs.

All in my opinion.

Last edited by Tom Tee

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