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E bay has invited me to write a review regarding this Hornby trackwork and I thought why not ? I should say from the start this is a review of an older version of the right hand point and not the current one available in the shops. The reason I purchased it was because it is compatible with the older version of the Hornby point motor which I have got a surplus of. The point's heritage goes right back to the early 60's when the then Triang Railways introduced their Super 4 trackwork. This point is basically a finer scale version compatible with more modern trackwork. The piece of track certainly does it job and uses nickel silver rails which does not corrode as much as the former steel one. This is important to ensure good running. It is fairly sturdy but be warned the switching mechanism uses a very fine spring to give the switch from one road to another a certain amount of snap. Again this is essential for good running. The spring is easily lost or damaged and is a devil to fix so take care. If it does brake the point is useless. The other point to note (excuse the pun !) is that all the connection shoes under the rails are present. If not this could cause poor electrical connectivity. Given these reservations I would recommend these points. You can buy them fairly reasonably and there are plenty of them around should you need them.Read full review
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This item in nickel silver is in really good condition which is becoming hard to find. The more relaxed tolerances enable vintage and modern rolling stock to pass through this crossover without issues. Current Peco and Hornby crossovers do not facilitate this.
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I have had pre owned track before which has required work,but this one was very good and very good price
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THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE AND THAT'S USED POINTS, THEY OPERATE WELL BUT A LITTLE SCRUFFY.
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trains loose power when crossing these points
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