Track Support

Supports

Supports

Short elevated sections of track can be self-supporting but longer elevated sections would collapse or deform unless they were held up. These support pieces are used for this. They are designed to support track at heights set out below and to link together vertically so that sections of any height can be supported. There are 6 supports in each box.

Support (Small)

Ref: 2306 - Released 1985.

The height of this support corresponds to that produced when a concave and convex track are joined together.

Support (Large)

Ref: 2307 - Released 1985.

The height of this support corresponds to that produced when a half straight is inclined between concave and convex track sections. Two large supports therefore correspond to the height of an inclined standard straight.

Support (Inclined)

Ref: 2308 - Released 1985.

The height of this support corresponds to that produced when a concave and convex track are joined together.

Mountains

Mountains

Each “mountain” comprises 2 flat pieces of scenically decorated vinyl, which slot together to form a self-supporting X so that each has 4 vertical “sides”. Three sides of each mountain have flat upper edges, which will support elevated tracks (standard curves) going around them. These flat edges are set at heights corresponding to elevations produced by specific sequences of track as shown below. The large green mountain also has holes in two sides allowing tracks and cars to go through. Mountains were supplied in some sets or as accessories in polythene bags with card tops. Mountains were only shown in catalogues from 1988 but were available in set 2025 from 1986 (green) and set 2015 (medium brown) and set 2028 (large brown) from 1987.

I recently spent a few days in northern Spain and was struck by the many craggy mountains in the region. There would have been no shortage of inspiration for these accessories as well as the 2313 mountain pass.

Mountain medium

Ref: 2600 - Released 1988.

Track height: concave, half straight, convex

Mountain large

Ref: 2601 - Released 1988.

Track height: concave, standard straight, convex

Mountains green (3)

Ref: 2602 - Released 1988.

Small : Track height:concave, convex
Medium: Track height: concave, half straight, convex (as 2601 above)
Large: Track height: concave, half straight, convex, concave, half straight, convex, or... concave - convex - concave - standard straight – convex