Make-up piece

A short straight piece that absorbs the length difference between the main track and the branch after a turnout with a compensating curve. Both tracks then line up again.

Dutch

compensatiestuk

German

Ausgleichsstück

Example

In the Märklin C track turnout pattern this is straight 24172 (171.7 mm); on K track it is 2207 (156 mm).

Märklin C track: articles, geometry and the track planner

Articles using this term

• Laying track: from plan to baseboard
• How much space do you need for a Fleischmann piccolo layout?
• How much space do you need for a Minitrix layout?
• A TT layout on 140 x 70 cm: what fits?
• Minitrix or Fleischmann piccolo: the differences side by side
• How much space do you need for a Piko A-Gleis layout?
• Passing loop: how two trains pass each other
• Piko A-Gleis or Roco geoLine: the differences side by side
• An N layout on 100 x 50 cm: what fits?
• Your layout will not close: a gap of a few millimetres
• Double oval: two trains at once
• Roco geoLine or Roco Line: the differences side by side
• An H0 layout on 240 x 120 cm: what fits?
• The oval: the simplest layout and how to expand it
• The Auto-designer: layouts from your own track
• Track spacing: how far apart do two tracks lie?
• Märklin C track or Märklin K track: the differences side by side

See also

• Compensating curve
• Track spacing
• Turnout