What Tomix Wide Tram Track Lacks

Tomix wide tram track now has many of the necessary pieces to create a tram layout. There are 90 degree crossovers, short straights, medium long straights, 3 radii of curves, and switches (alas which require covers).

The basic tram junction piece we are missing is the curve track crossing over a straight track. For wide tram track this would be a C140 curve across a S70 straight. The C140 curve would match the Tomix 1231/1232 switch curves. This curve is found anywhere in the world with double track tram lines and turnouts in a grid pattern.

Tram curve crossing straight.

With this piece we could easily build tram turnback loops allowing trams turn back short of the final destination.

I’m not even sure this item would ever appear from Tomix. This type of crossing is rarely seen in Japan these days. Most streetcar lines in Japan are straight back and forth operations with crossovers rather than loops. It might take a after market supplier to build such a piece compatible with existing Tomix wide tram track specifications.

Along with a switch here is how the combination appears.

Turnout and curved crossing.

It is very much an essential piece of track on any system using single ended rolling stock and would be a great addition to the Tomix wide tram line of products.

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