Cleaning car

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Magyar	Home made track cleaning car	Deutsch

Many model railroaders have had engines stopping for no apparent reason, most times on hidden tracks. The reason for this is, dust is deposited on the rails and it, along with the oil from engines, becomes a very good insulator. This is commonly called dirt and grime.
A good device for cleaning off this dirt and grime is the track cleaning car. Because this kind of manufactured car is expensive (and the model railroader's budget is small) I'm showing you how to build your own from a freight car.
The following device isn't able to do everything, but because of its low cost it is suitable to build and will help keep your track clean.

The dimensions on the picture are in millimeters and in H0 !

Materials to build the car are:

A freight car with side-step,
Steel plates 1 mm and 2 mm thick,
Tapered-head Screws (M 2�8),
Roco-rubber cleaning rubber (Art. Nr.: 10002).

The two steel plates are to be cut and drilled according the drawing. Screw them between the side-steps so that there is ca. 1 mm between the rail and the steel plate. The rubber needed for cleaning should be cut from the rubber block using a fine saw and then glued to the steel plate. The leading and trailing edges of the rubber must be cut at a slant to keep it from getting stuck on rail joints and other obstacles.

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Home made track cleaning car