Hello to all.......just wondering if I should ballast my three rail Buco (Swiss) layout or not. I have just installed a sound deadening non-slip blanket to my benchtops, and then relayed the track again. The result is simply amazing in keeping the running noise down to a very acceptable level when operating my Buco tinplate trains.
The track is brass "bullhead" profiled rails attached to real timber sleepers (ties) with authentic brass rail spikes. Will adding ballast to the tracks give me
even more sound insulation? I have included a couple of photos of the layout just before I pulled the track up to install the underlay blanket.
Thanks......Peter on the fabulous Gold Coast in sunny Queensland, Australia (down-under)