But, Chris, those locomotives with toothed drive wheels are meant to run on these rails (in this case switches). I think the derailment on these small TLS / TLR switches is due to their small radius. They don't derail on switches with larger radius (e.g. TR switches).
But then why do they jump off the rails even after crossing the PR switch? Probably the movable part of the switch also contributes to this, as well as the generally poor construction of the switches and the engines themselves.
The good news, however, is that AEG trains, which are of much better quality than TrackMaster2, do not derail!
@ Leyland
It’s not just a matter of how to assemble the track in the shape of the figure 8. It took me a while to assemble the sidings as can be seen in front of Ffarquhar station and to connect them to the rest of the track.
If children try to assemble a railroad with curved rails and switches of different radii, they will find it difficult to assemble something meaningful. With several radii, Mattel really made the rail geometry overly complex.
But then why do they jump off the rails even after crossing the PR switch? Probably the movable part of the switch also contributes to this, as well as the generally poor construction of the switches and the engines themselves.
The good news, however, is that AEG trains, which are of much better quality than TrackMaster2, do not derail!
@ Leyland
It’s not just a matter of how to assemble the track in the shape of the figure 8. It took me a while to assemble the sidings as can be seen in front of Ffarquhar station and to connect them to the rest of the track.
If children try to assemble a railroad with curved rails and switches of different radii, they will find it difficult to assemble something meaningful. With several radii, Mattel really made the rail geometry overly complex.
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