interlink Garden Rail System

1) They are fitted at every track joint. No, on average they are fitted every 4 feet (1200mm) and up to about 6.5 feet (2 metres) on long straight and down to 2 feet on radiuses. They are better positioned near one of the track joints.

2) Railroaders find the cost of a Fleximount expensive, for what they are. This was one of our original worries and was the only misgiving we found when we got our initial feed back from societies etc in the development stage. We found at the exhibition that once the Fleximount had been handled, cost was not an issue. The units have an UVA protected housing, Stainless steel base and two robust stainless steel springs which give the float and keep the housing pulled down on to the st st base, deterring ingress of ballast. Other small non-critical parts are made of st st, aluminum and plated steel.

3) It’s cheaper to do it the old way using concrete or wooden track beds and using large amounts of ballast dug into deep trenches. All I say to this is add up the money spent and the time used in construction. Then ask yourself is it easy to change route, take it with you when you move or even sell on. The iGRS requires 1 paving brick per Fleximount and just under 1 inch of ballast, of any type, fitted on average every 4 feet. Don’t forget they are reusable and can be moved easily. The initial cost of Fleximounts will be in the region of just over 50p per foot of track.

4) I can use Ballast Anchors only instead of the more expensive Fleximounts. Yes you can but the principle under which the system works is that the Fleximounts dictate the route and hold the butted up rails in place creating a fixed axis around your garden railway. Ballast Anchors are easily fitted retrospectively between Fleximounts when required and just hang in the ballast, damping any minor track movement when the trains pass. Additional plates or weights can easily be attached to increase the damping effect.