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Switch Stands<\/h1>\n

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One of my goals when building Southern Railway 1966 was to install operating switch stands. I purchased four different manufactures stands before settling on Rapido’s RailCrew Switch Stand Kit. They now produce a switch motor and stand in one installation. I started building my layout before that was available.<\/p>\n

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Installing a RailCrew Switch Stand<\/h3>\n

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The method I use to add switch stands to Peco USA Line switches is far from perfect but it gets close enough and has proven very effective. It can involve some trial and error but with repetition it’s possible to get good, repeatable results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Switch stands, particualry operating switch stands, offer a neat detail for an operating layout. They serve as an added spotting feature to indicate the direction of a switch from a distance.<\/p>\n

As always, try to locate photographs or prototype information of switch stands appropriate to your railroad. That can be difficult for right-of-way details. In this case I was able to gain information from a copy of the Southern Railway Operating Rules 1956 I found online.<\/p>\n

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Excerpt from Southern Railway Operating Rules 1956<\/p><\/div>\n

For this project though I’ve opted to use a set of indicators that do not match the prototype as that’s what I had at hand.<\/p>\n

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I tried three different switch stands before settling on Rapido’s RailCrew Switch Stand Kit:<\/a><\/p>\n