oh W h y By Anthony S ava
T h e depot itself sits in the middle of the w ye , a n d t h e engine shed is at the terminus of the p er p en d i c u l ar corner of the triangle. This allows t h ei r ste a m engines to move from either side o f t h ei r p a s s enger coaches, as well as back into t h e s h e d , n o m atter in which direction they finish e d t h ei r wo r k . I n L EGO, w yes can be a little tricky to co n st r u c t , d e p e nding on how much real estate yo u h ave ava i l able and what system of power you’re u s i n g . Fo r p lastic rails a w ye offers no issue, but fo r e l ec t r i f i ed rails a break in the current is nece s s a r y to p revent a short. This can easily be accom p l i s h e d by replacing one of the sections of rai l s i n t h e w ye with a plastic one, segregating the l i n es . I ’ve been experimenting with w ye desig n s , a s I wa nt to build the TSRR Palestine Station a n d my fel l ow TexLUGgers want to build a w ye a ro u n d i t . Fo r t his article I have provided two desig n s - o n e “ l e ga l” and one not. The difference betwe e n t h e t wo i s that the “illegal” design requires a s m a l l er fo o t p rint, but at the cost of slightly stres s i n g t h e t ra c k as it doesn’t line up perfectly. Don ’t wo r r y, t h e re’s no cutting involved, but you co u l d c e rta i n l y make an even smaller design if there wa s .
“ L eg a l Wy e”
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