Track system · HO scale
Trix Express: track pieces, radii and turnouts
Trix Express is a three-rail track system without roadbed for HO scale. The system is historic and no longer made.
The Trackplanner catalogue lists 18 pieces: 7 straights, 8 curves, 2 turnouts and 1 double slip. The curves come in 2 radii from 342.5 to 401.7 mm.
Key facts
| Scale | HO scale |
|---|---|
| Rail system | three-rail |
| Roadbed | no roadbed |
| Status | historic — no longer made |
| Pieces in the catalogue | 18 |
| Radii | 2 · 342.5–401.7 mm |
| Straight lengths | 49.2 · 88 · 183.5 mm |
| Turnout angles | 24° |
Pieces by type
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| Straights | 7 |
| Curves | 8 |
| Turnouts | 2 |
| Double slips | 1 |
Radii
| Radius | Angle | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| 342.5 mm | 30° · 24° · 6° | 702 · 704 · 706 · 710 · 719 · 733 |
| 401.7 mm | 30° · 6° | 724 · 726 |
Turnouts and crossings
| Article | Type | Angle |
|---|---|---|
| 739L | Turnout left | 24° |
| 739R | Turnout right | 24° |
| 720 | Double slip | 30° |
All pieces
Show all 18 pieces
| Article | Type | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| 703 | Straight | 49.2 mm |
| 708 | Straight | 88 mm |
| 718 | Straight | 88 mm |
| 732 | Straight | 88 mm |
| 701 | Straight | 183.5 mm |
| 711 | Straight | 183.5 mm |
| 715 | Straight | 183.5 mm |
| 704 | Curve | R 342.5 mm · 30° |
| 710 | Curve | R 342.5 mm · 30° |
| 702 | Curve | R 342.5 mm · 24° |
| 719 | Curve | R 342.5 mm · 24° |
| 733 | Curve | R 342.5 mm · 24° |
| 706 | Curve | R 342.5 mm · 6° |
| 724 | Curve | R 401.7 mm · 30° |
| 726 | Curve | R 401.7 mm · 6° |
| 739L | Turnout left | 24° |
| 739R | Turnout right | 24° |
| 720 | Double slip | 30° |
Dimensions in mm, angles in degrees, from the Trackplanner catalogue. Where the data does not give a value unambiguously, the field stays empty.
Track plans with Trix Express
The gallery has 8 public track plans built with Trix Express. These are the ones it recommends right now:
Changes
12 October 2026
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720 Appearance
Turnouts and crossings were missing sleepers, mostly near the joints. The gaps are closed, and the sleepers there are spaced like on the rest of the track.
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739L Appearance
Turnouts and crossings were missing sleepers, mostly near the joints. The gaps are closed, and the sleepers there are spaced like on the rest of the track.
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739R Appearance
Turnouts and crossings were missing sleepers, mostly near the joints. The gaps are closed, and the sleepers there are spaced like on the rest of the track.
8 October 2026
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701 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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702 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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703 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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704 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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706 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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708 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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710 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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711 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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715 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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718 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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719 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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720 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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724 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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726 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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732 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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733 Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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739L Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
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739R Appearance
Sleepers and rails brought in line with the prototype: sleepers spaced 0.60 m apart, rails placed so the gap between them is exactly the track gauge. Connectors and track dimensions are unchanged.
5 October 2026
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718 Shape corrected Number/name corrected Appearance
The isolating track was drawn as a 2 cm buffer stop with only one joint. It is a straight track of 88 mm with two joints.
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733 Shape corrected Type corrected Number/name corrected Appearance
The isolating track was drawn as a 2 cm buffer stop with only one joint. It is a curved track R1 with 24° (like 702) with two joints.
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720 Appearance
Sleeper layout redone: exactly one end sleeper per track end, at the joint (previously doubled).
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720 Shape corrected Type corrected Appearance
The piece was listed as a crossing, but according to the manufacturer it is a double slip (30°, R1 curve 342.5 mm). It is now a double slip with both curved routes (radius 342.5 mm); the joints stay where they were.
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739L Appearance
End sleeper added at the joint (joint marker).
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739R Appearance
End sleeper added at the joint (joint marker).
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720 Appearance
Sleeper layout tidied: duplicate sleepers of overlapping routes removed, long turnout timbers, gaps closed.
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739L Appearance
Sleeper layout tidied: duplicate sleepers of overlapping routes removed, long turnout timbers, gaps closed.
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739R Appearance
Sleeper layout tidied: duplicate sleepers of overlapping routes removed, long turnout timbers, gaps closed.
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701 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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702 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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703 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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704 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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706 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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708 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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710 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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711 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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715 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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718 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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719 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
7 more
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720 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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724 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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726 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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732 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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733 Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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739L Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).
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739R Appearance
Added rails and sleepers (previously centreline only).