{"id":1417,"date":"2015-08-27T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/?page_id=1417"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:28:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:28:50","slug":"test-tracks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/?page_id=1417","title":{"rendered":"Test Tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our main club test track has 5 OO gauge tracks and one P4 gauge track. It is set up at least once a month, and many members bring stock to run on it. We also have an N Gauge test track (front of picture) which is out most weeks and an O gauge test track.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TestTrackB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3558\" src=\"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TestTrackB-1024x827.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TestTrackB-1024x827.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TestTrackB-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TestTrackB-768x620.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>There is a 3 foot long multi-gauge track permanently set up in the club room to test locos and check they run smoothly. In addition we have rolling roads for most gauges for running in locos.<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1484\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TestTrackSmall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1484\" class=\"wp-image-1484 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TestTrackSmall-1024x504.jpg\" alt=\"TestTrackSmall\" width=\"640\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TestTrackSmall-1024x504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/TestTrackSmall-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Window Sill Test Track : Everything from N to O!<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>New 0 Gauge Running Track<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>The O gauge running track is to O gauge fine scale standards, i.e. compatible with commercial O gauge track. It is about 27 feet by 13 feet with a minimum radius of 6 feet, giving the opportunity to run most stock. It can provide DC or DCC control (or one track on each).<\/p>\r\n<p>This photos shows four of the group members after a few boards had been completed and were set up on the floor to check mechanical and electrical connections. The completed running track is mounted on trestles.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_4576.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4622\" src=\"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_4576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_4576.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_4576-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_4576-707x1024.jpg 707w, https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_4576-768x1112.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our main club test track has 5 OO gauge tracks and one P4 gauge track. It is set up at least once a month, and many members bring stock to run on it. We also have an N Gauge test &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/?page_id=1417\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":179,"menu_order":95,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"onecolumn-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1417","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1417"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6171,"href":"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1417\/revisions\/6171"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnhammrc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}