Bob Allison
Hi Jonathan. I have yet to find ready to run track that matches prototype sleeper spacing, although I haven’t yet tried our own brand. Part of the reason is that spacing varied along the length of each panel (much closer near the rail joints) and there were at least three different lengths of panel in pregrouping days – 30ft, 45ft, 60ft. Add to that the closer sleeper spacing used on relatively sharp curves and the manufacturers have a problem – if it’s right for one condition, it’s wrong for all the others.
I remove all the webs of mainline track and shuffle the sleepers along to match the template for my chosen length. For sidings I take what is given on the basis that anything goes in such locations, and they are mostly buried in ash ballast anyway.
Regards
Bob