Track-Up

A new and unique raised track bed system from iGRS

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Comparison

NEW NOV 05 Track Up attached to a wall

Test Bed Photos

Pre Production Track-Up Model

First Showing

Route Example

Design Offer

Cantilever Assembly

Membrane Up Date

Track Examples

Development

OO in the garden

Prices

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The advantages and disadvantages of a raised track bed constructed out of timber compared to Track-Up
Advantages
 
Disadvantage
 
Typical Wooden Structure
Track-Up
Cheaper than the Track-Up system.
More expensive than wooden structure.
Difficult to construct and requires basic carpentry skills.
Easy to construct.
Warps, bows and rots with time.
100% resistant to all weather conditions
When used in conjunction with asphalt felt, base can retain water.
Excellent drainage properties.
High maintenance in time and materials.
Structure maintenance free.
Change of route virtually impossible.
Easy change of route.
Lost investment in materials and labour.
Can be totally dismantled when moving or when selling on
Track may have a tendency to buckle up with no track support in places.
Track fully supported along its entire length.
Normally cannot use ballast.
Incorporates iGRS Fleximounts and standard ballast of your choice.
Track needs to be nailed down, track prone to expansion problems so the track follows structure contour so can tend to cause derailments.
Because the track lies in loose ballast and is held by Fleximounts approximately every metre the track will find its own natural form.
No listed comparison between Track-Up and brick built raised track bed because the decision to have a brick built raised bed is sometimes considered a horticultural choice.