TT Scale. The Ideal Scale.

As a newcomer top the forum, I'm not sure if this has been discussed here before (apologies if that's the case), but can anyone here tell me please if I can run my Triang TT locomotives & wagons on either Tillig's Bettungsgleis (plastic roadbed track) or their modern Advanced Track?

I have successfully operated Triang TT on old BTTB Standard track (hollow profile rail) but I want to build the new layout with modern track.

Thanks in anticipation,

tfc49

Welcome aboard, tfc49!

It should work fine. The only thing to keep in mind is that the new Tillig track is finer than the old BTTB. If you have any unusually large wheel flanges or thicknesses there will be trouble. I have an old BTTB lok that has such fat wheels that it just won't go.

^^^ My bad. It is actually a very old Zeuke loco.

I have a fairly large Tri-Ang fleet, and some Tillig Bedding Track, and so far no issues noted, other than the fact that the Tri-Ang equipment goes in the opposite direction of everything else (that is how the motors are wired).

It is very simple to change direction.
1. change polarity of motor ie swap leads
2. the best is to turn magnet through 180 deg ie swap po;larity north to south. this what you will have to do with rail motor and A-1-A diesel
regards
Ted

The Fish wrote:It is very simple to change direction.
1. change polarity of motor ie swap leads
2. the best is to turn magnet through 180 deg ie swap po;larity north to south. this what you will have to do with rail motor and A-1-A diesel
regards
Ted

I wonder if it might be simpler than that, for diesels and electric locos with two trucks anyway. I have Marklin Z scale and all you need to do is reverse the two trucks. Of course for rigid frame locos - eg steam or something like Br260s - that won't work.