How can I work out the grade required to raise a model railway track 7 inches?

Question

I want to raise a track from my model train layout, 6 inches. How do I work out the best gradient.

Thanks.

Col Paton

Answer 1

Why not incline the scenery instead of the track? You'll have the same grade effect without disturbing your train tractive effort!!! It's just an idea, i've never tried it myself.

Answer 2

i would just raise it one inch per on foot...

Answer 3

you can use porportions and then cross multiply.  cars use 6 percent, and railroads less, 2 to 4 max, figure it life size then convert it to scale.  First convert inches to engineers foot,  7 inches equals 0.58 feet to make things simpler.

for 2  is to 100 as  0.58 is to x, solve for x.

2x=58

x=29 ft