Kato n track library - mistake?

[nickaltenbernd]

Hi David,

I think I see a mistake in AnyRail's N Kato Unitrack library: the 90 degree crossing, 20-320. The Kato Track Catalog lists it as 124 mm in length; the AnyRail library lists it as 3.3 cm.

I'm having so much fun making track plans in AnyRail that I may never get around to actually laying any track!

-Nick

[David]

Hi Nick! The core crossing is 33mm, but it comes with four short straight bits, each 45.5mm. This is actually part number 20-070.
So that makes 2 x 45.5 + 33 = 124 mm.

[nickaltenbernd]

Ver-r-r-ry interesting.  The US - English language Track Catalog shows it only in the long form with the long measurements.

[David]

Here's a picture of the packaging:

[Nick the Cabin Boy]

I don't use Kato, but does this mean that one could use the core crossing without the four straights, as in having it within a curve?  Or is there some change in the joining arrangement that means they have to be used together?

Nick the Nomad