Japanese Tram Track Prototypes

[bill937ca]

It seems this is the most probable prototype for Kato Unitram's intersections. It's Harimayabashi on the Tosa Electric Railway in Kochi.

 

 

EDIT: There is also one key junction in Nagasaki that has been done over in this manner.  That is Nishihamanomachi.

 

Edited May 5, 2016 by bill937ca

[bill937ca]

The Tomix 3076 track covers match the removable paving blocks used by the Nagasaki Electric Tramway in the vicinity of the Nagasaki JR station.

 

[katoftw]

The paving blocks are fairly common across many tramways in Japan.  Kumamoto, Nagasaki and Kagoshima all have very similar tramways.

Edited May 5, 2016 by katoftw

[bill937ca]

Both types of construction show up at the Nagasaki JR station.  :)

 

[velotrain]

I doubt Kato needed a prototype - they designed a 2-track system, so the double diverging tracks seem a foregone conclusion.

[bill937ca]

I doubt Kato needed a prototype - they designed a 2-track system, so the double diverging tracks seem a foregone conclusion.

 

There are lots of those double turnouts, especially in Matsuyama, Nagasaki and Hiroshima.