Kato 24-002 Quick Rerailer

[Madsing]

Just purchased the Kato 24-002 Quick Rerailer. It works really well. Very useful.

 

[chadbag]

I've never even seen that.  Thanks!

 

[cteno4]

How well does the rest of the train run over the ramp once you have rerailed in the middle of the train? 
 

jeff

[Madsing]

Quick video to try to answer your question, turn up the volume to hear the wheel's sounds.

 

Marc

 

 

Edited December 31, 2024 by Madsing

[cteno4]

Thanks Marc! Very cool it can work by hand so well. Nice new tool to have.

 

cheers

 

jeff

[Kingmeow]

I wonder if this will work with non-Kato track, i.e., Atlas, Peco, Tomix, etc. and where people do their own ballasting with a cork or other material base (can be sloppy and inconsistent).  I'm curious on how the underside fits in those situations where it can potentially interfere with the rerailer's operation.

[cteno4]

I’m guessing it should work with Tomix rail and probably other code 80 rails, but ballast would be an issue of course. Wouldn’t take much to pop the rerailer up just a tad and make a mess of things

 

jeff

[Madsing]

I use Tomix Fine Tracks. Wide PC for the first photo. Standard PC tracks for the video.

Yes, finding a place to operate the rerailer is a challenge. For the video I purposely chose an empty "unbuilt", but in many other places on the layout the rerailer could interfere with details such as signals, fences, or platforms. That said, it just costs $3 and I am happy to have one as it can be useful in many situations.

 

Marc