Track system · N scale

Arnold N: track pieces, radii and turnouts

Arnold N is a two-rail track system without roadbed for N scale. The system is historic and no longer made.

The Trackplanner catalogue lists 38 pieces: 8 straights, 9 curves, 2 flex tracks, 4 turnouts, 4 curved turnouts, 2 three-way turnouts, 7 crossings and 2 double slips. The curves come in 4 radii from 192 to 430 mm.

Key facts

Scale	N scale
Rail system	two-rail
Roadbed	no roadbed
Status	historic — no longer made
Turnout motor	manual and electric turnouts are separate articles
Pieces in the catalogue	38
Radii	4 · 192–430 mm
Straight lengths	57.5 · 111 · 222 mm
Turnout angles	15°

Pieces by type

Type	Count
Straights	8
Curves	9
Flex tracks	2
Turnouts	4
Curved turnouts	4
Three-way turnouts	2
Crossings	7
Double slips	2

Radii

Radius	Name	Angle	Articles
192 mm	R1	90° · 45° · 15°	1310 · 1320 · 1340
222 mm	R2	45° · 15°	1420 · 1440
400 mm	R3	30° · 15°	1530 · 1540
430 mm	R4	30° · 15°	1630 · 1640

Turnouts and crossings

Article	Type	Angle
1741	Turnout left	15°
1742	Turnout right	15°
1746	Turnout left	15°
1747	Turnout right	15°
1761	Curved turnout left	—
1762	Curved turnout right	—
1766	Curved turnout left	—
1767	Curved turnout right	—
1748	Three-way turnout	15°
1749	Three-way turnout	15°
1856	Crossing	90°
1855	Crossing	30°
1720R	Crossing	15°
1721L	Crossing	15°
1721R	Crossing	15°
1853	Crossing	15°
1854	Crossing	15°
1720	Double slip	15°
1721	Double slip	15°

All pieces

Show all 38 pieces

Article	Type	Dimensions
1030	Straight	57.5 mm
1210	Straight	57.5 mm
1230	Straight	57.5 mm
1020	Straight	111 mm
1200	Straight	111 mm
1220	Straight	111 mm
1260	Straight	111 mm
1010	Straight	222 mm
1310	Curve	R 192 mm · 90°
1320	Curve	R 192 mm · 45°
1340	Curve	R 192 mm · 15°
1420	Curve	R 222 mm · 45°
1440	Curve	R 222 mm · 15°
1530	Curve	R 400 mm · 30°
1540	Curve	R 400 mm · 15°
1630	Curve	R 430 mm · 30°
1640	Curve	R 430 mm · 15°
1110	Flex track	666 mm
1121	Flex track	—
1741	Turnout left	15°
1742	Turnout right	15°
1746	Turnout left	15°
1747	Turnout right	15°
1761	Curved turnout left	—
1762	Curved turnout right	—
1766	Curved turnout left	—
1767	Curved turnout right	—
1748	Three-way turnout	15°
1749	Three-way turnout	15°
1856	Crossing	90°
1855	Crossing	30°
1720R	Crossing	15°
1721L	Crossing	15°
1721R	Crossing	15°
1853	Crossing	15°
1854	Crossing	15°
1720	Double slip	15°
1721	Double slip	15°

Dimensions in mm, angles in degrees, from the Trackplanner catalogue. Where the data does not give a value unambiguously, the field stays empty.