Transition and Bridge catenary wires

[PFX]

Another scenery query from me...

I use nexusdj's Mk3 catenary wires in the main but can't seem to find one which makes the transition between standard wires and the lower profile tunnel or bridge versions. I've been using the original snowsignal ones but they disappear from sight at a very short distance. Perhaps I'm not looking for the right thing or I've overlooked it but if anyone can confirm which, I'd be most grateful.

Cheers,
Innis

[Mightyena]

I haven't come across a nexus one either, and am using the Snowsignal ones, although they look very different - far less substantial. As a workaround, I often place 2 instances of the transition spline side by side, which helps a little.

Hope that helps a bit

[cyberdonblue]

I rarely use anything other than the Mk1 stuff. There's quite a bit of stuff amongst it though for various transitions including Mk1 to Mk3. It's a bit messy but I wonder if you could perhaps make a quick change, say, Mk3 to Mk1 half height and then to the bridge /tunnel wire before a sneaky change back again to Mk1 half height and back to Mk 3. Not ideal, I know, but it might be easier to hide than using the snowsignal stuff.

Other than that, your only hope is if Dave (nexusdj) takes pity on you and whips something up in double quick time.

Dave

[PFX]

There's certainly no rush and I wouldn't expect Dave to produce anything special. I can make do with the snowsignal stuff, I just didn't know if there was a Mk3 one I'd missed.

Cheers,
Innis

[Nexusdj]

I've produced 2 50m splines , A transition spline (Standard to bridge) and a low under bridge spline .

If they are what you require then I'll get them uploaded to the DLS ?

I could go a bit lower with the upper catenary wire if the bridge height is a bit tight . In some cases they run the catenary wire alongside the contact wire (at the same height) and the pan head runs along both wires .

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[cyberdonblue]

Thanks for this Dave. You can never have too much OHLE It's amazing how many times something comes up and you think, "I wonder if there's a..." (and there usually isn't .)

Dave

[Mightyena]

Indeed, these look just the ticket! Many thanks for producing them, now to swap out all the snowsignal wire with these...

[PFX]

Dave (the nexusdj one), while it was never my intention for you to create the transition and under bridge wire, I'd like to say a huge thanks for doing so anyway. Absolutely perfect and very much appreciated.

[Nexusdj]

Thanks
They've been uploaded to the DLS and as soon as they are available I'll remove the download from here to save on Mark's Bandwidth