Peco Gauge 1 Rails or Peco Gauge G45 Rails

[jamesed_1971]

Hi, I am planning to make my own custom Lego Train Track by using 2x8 Plates for the sleepers / ties and Peco Gauge 1 Rail & Rail Joiners or Peco Gauge G45 Rail & Rail Joiners, I was wondering which rail is the same height as Lego train rails, Peco Gauge 1 Rail is Code 200 and Peco Gauge G45 Rail is Code 250.

[locoworks]

250 and 200 refer to the height of the rails in 1000's of an inch. 250 is 1/4 inch tall and 200 is 1/5 inch tall. use an online converter for heights mm. I'd suggest 250 is more likely due to the flange depth on lego wheels., if it is even deep enough??

[garethjellis]

I have heard of people using the Atlas O gauge flex track, not sure if its available in the UK though

[jamesed_1971]

There is a article in Railbricks 3 called Keeping 9 Volt Alive (page 20), where the author uses Peco Guage one rails and rail joiners to make custom track

[Jeroen vW]

Code 250 is the right height if you put it directly on a lego plate/sleeper.

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=4166

You have to remove the cable grooves. You can do that with a standard 2x8 plate too. When you put the track in place of the removed cable grooves or dots you get the right height exactly.

I tried to make some myself but had some trouble connecting the rails to the lego. I tried with superglue, but that wasn't strong enough. Now I'm thinking of fixing the rails in between with some plastic strips.

[garethjellis]

Thats a great article ! I like the idea of removing the studs and feeding the adjusted fish plate through the holes! I may even use that for my power functions!