Railway Buffer Stop Model with Track STL

A traditional rail-built buffer stop at the end of a short length of sleepered track. Two curved rails sweep up from the running rails to a heavy timber beam carrying a pair of round spring buffers, braced behind by angled struts. A small lamp sits on top of the beam to mark the end of the line. Buffer stops were placed at the ends of sidings, bay platforms and terminus tracks to halt wagons and coaches gently. Designs built from bent old rail like this one were common in the steam era. The mod…

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