Arnold · N · 9 mm
Arnold N track: track planner from your own stock
19 items with verified geometry. Enter what you have, let the Auto-designer lay ovals, passing loops and stations, and view it in 3D at your table size.
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What the Auto-designer gets out of a typical Arnold N track drawer
Station with two platforms on R2
28 pieces · 3.4 m of track
2x HN8014, 8x HN8001, 4x HN8002, 2x HN8013, 8x HN8007, 4x HN8012
Oval R1 with passing loop, plus passing loop
24 pieces · 3.4 m of track
2x HN8014, 4x HN8001, 4x HN8000, 2x HN8013, 8x HN8005, 4x HN8012
Dogbone on R2
18 pieces · 2.8 m of track
2x HN8000, 4x HN8002, 12x HN8007
From the TrackDrawer Guide
- Rail joiners and joints: current and alignment
- DC and AC: two-rail and three-rail explained
- The tightest curve radius in N and what it means for your baseboard
- An N layout on 100 x 50 cm: what fits?
Geometry
| Radius | mm | Curve | Angle |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 192 | HN8005 · HN8006 | 45° |
| R2 | 222 | HN8007 · HN8008 | 45° |
| R3 | 400 | HN8009 · HN8010 | 30° |
| R4 | 430 | HN8011 · HN8012 | 30° |
Power: 2-rail DC. Roadbed width 16 mm. Parallel spacing 29.3 mm.
Turnout pattern: HN8013 / HN8014 with counter curve HN8012; compensation HN8001.
8 combinations are recalculated on every build: circles that close, turnouts that land on the parallel spacing.
Items (19)
Straight track
- HN8000 Straight track 222 mm
- HN8001 Straight track 111 mm
- HN8002 Straight track 57,5 mm
Curves
- HN8004 Curved track R1 90°
- HN8005 Curved track R1 45°
- HN8006 Curved track R1 15°
- HN8007 Curved track R2 45°
- HN8008 Curved track R2 15°
- HN8009 Curved track R3 30°
- HN8010 Curved track R3 15°
- HN8011 Curved track R4 30°
- HN8012 Curved track R4 15°
Turnouts
- HN8013 Turnout left
- HN8014 Turnout right
- HN8018 Three-way turnout
Crossings
- HN8021 Crossing 30°
Flex track
- HN8003 Flex track 666 mm
Switching and contact tracks
- HN8027 Geïsoleerde rail, eenzijdig, 111 mm
- HN8031 Uncoupler track 111 mm
Source: Hornby/Arnold is een uitgedoofde lijn: het huidige officiele catalogusadres uk.arnoldmodel.com/catalogue/n-scale toont geen producten meer (gecontroleerd 2026-10-02); de HN80xx-maten zijn daarom gereconstrueerd via onafhankelijke vakhandel- en documentatiebronnen die elkaar bevestigen: dm-toys.de (o.a. Arnold_HN8000.html '222 mm', Arnold_HN8010.html 'R3 15 graden', HN8013 'oud cat. 1741'), newmodellersshop.co.uk/n_gauge_track.htm en de los HN8001-pagina ('Straight Track 111mm'), tee-usa.com/store/arnold-track.html (volledige boog- en wisselreeks HN8002-HN8035), walthers.com-productpagina voor HN8013 ('Left Hand, 111mm, 15 Degrees'), osbornsmodels.com (HN8013 'oud cat 1741'), 1zu160.net/nspur/gleissysteme.php (geen bedding, '30 mm Parallelabstand', radii 192/222/400/430mm, wissel-afslagradius 430mm bij 15 graden) en de 1zu160.net-forumdraad 'Arnold Gleisgeometrie' (bekende geometrie-onnauwkeurigheid rond de 30mm-parallelafstand bij wissels), iberplace.com-overzichtsartikel (radii-tabel R1-R4 met bijbehorende HN80xx-nummers en hoeken, rechte stukken, parallelafstand 30/45/60mm), modeltreinmarkt.nl (oude 4-cijferige Arnold-nummers met booglengtes die R1=192mm en R4=430mm onafhankelijk bevestigen via booglengte-rekenwerk). Onderzoek 2026-10-02.
Other systems in N
- Minitrix track planner
- Fleischmann piccolo track planner
- Kato Unitrack N track planner
- Tomix Fine Track N track planner
- Peco Setrack N track planner
TrackDrawer is not affiliated with Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH or any other manufacturer. Item numbers and dimensions are factual product data, with sources cited in the catalogue.