Code 60 Conductor Rail Chairs

Brand: Peco: OO
Product Code: IL-120
Item Name: Code 60 Conductor Rail Chairs

Additional Details:
These accurately detailed mouldings are a slide fit onto Peco IL-1 Code 60 Rail.  A separate baseplate is included to allow for different rail heights.

The conductor rails used for electric train power supply on the Southern Electric, Isle of Wight, Merseyrail system, London Underground, and many locations overseas can be modelled in OO Gauge using the Peco IL-1 Rail and Peco IL-120 Conductor Rail Chairs.

Start by drilling a 0.8mm diameter locating hole in the end of every fifth sleeper.   Slide chairs onto a length of Peco IL-1 Rail and plug into holes, fixing with a spot of impact adhesive.  On the prototype the conductor rail is not continuous as it changes from one side of the track to the other wherever point work obstructs its path. In stations, it is always on the opposite side of the track to the platform, and there are gaps at level crossings and barrow crossings. These gaps are bridged by the train having multiple shoe collectors and, as the train passes through, it is accompanied by the sparks and crackle of a DC circuit of several thousand amps alternately breaking and connecting.

For the London Underground, a fourth rail is required down the centre of the track. The ends of each conductor rail are sloped down to safely ‘catch’ the train’s pick up shoes. They are connected by thick cables laid on top of the ballast, which can be modelled using normal multi strand electrical wire.