Switching layouts

The layout at a glance Name: Marshfield & Old Colony Layout owner: Michael Tylick Scale: On30 (1:48 proportion on 30″ gauge track) Size: 8 x 16 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island Era: 1920s and 1930s Mainline run: 25 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: handlaid, approximately no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 [...]Read More...

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Been doodling around with track plans for the Wisbech & Upwell tramway, home to GER tram engines and latterly O4 shunters with side skirts over the motion. It all started with Iain Rice’s…

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Hi, I am planning to build a 2' x 8" ho shelf layout (dc) something along the lines of either design below - or I have Siever's benchwork and Atlas...

Click on the trackplan for a larger version The visible part of this small layout is 55 cm x 174 cm (22" x 68") with a two track sector plate hidden behind a door. Think of it as a photo stage with a bit of animation. The key to making a reasonably credible layout in a small space is to focus on a specific part of a rail operation. If I try to represent too many aspects of a logging operation, each part will be shrunk to a Disneyland caricature. Inspired by Tom Beaton´s “Broak & Kantifordit”…

Post your trackplan. We want to see it! 📷 Please include as much of the following with your plan as possible: Prototype modeled (if any) Scale Minimum radius Room size Turnout sizes No layout photos - just track plans please. A Discussion Thread for the Trackplan Database is here . An INDEX of the Trackplans can be found HERE . (Out of date, see below) Quote: ***Index is out of date, looking for volunteers to help update…

Model Railroader is the world's largest magazine on model trains and model railroad layouts. We feature beginner and advanced help on all model railroading scales, including layout track plans, model railroad product reviews, model train news, and model railroad forums.

Model Railroader is the world's largest magazine on model trains and model railroad layouts. We feature beginner and advanced help on all model railroading scales, including layout track plans, model railroad product reviews, model train news, and model railroad forums.

I'd like to get some feedback regarding what you guys think of a new modular shelf layout design. I'm hoping it will be a good challenge without becoming too frustrating. Not exactly like a "timesaver puzzle" but also not as easy as a simple yard. 📷 I'm sharing the design and a fully operational TrainPlayer file so you can actually try it out (You will need TrainPlayer software, a free demo is here: http://www.trainplayer.com/Site3/DemoRegistration.html) Here is the zip file: http://"…

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Layout Designer Doug Gurin provides some considerations when planning a layout in this video, specifically designing curves. It is important to consider curve radii when setting up a model railroad layout. Prototype railroads use much broader curves than model railroads, but model railroad equipment is able to negotiate sharper curves.

I have posted these plans before, but I suspect that they are liable to be lost among a thread discussing London suburban layouts. There is some context to this, which I will set out below, but first the basic plan. The basic plan I am contemplating building a small narrow gauge layout in a limit...

When you live in an apartment, as I did when I designed the Southern Ry. Spartanburg Subdivision, you might think you have no space for a layout. But where there’s a will, there’s a right-of-way. My N scale Spartanburg Subdivision is ­3′-0″ x 5′-6″ and less than a foot in height. Rather than legs, the [...]Read More...

I have used Tortoise for years never replaced one, (TRUE!) all but 8 turnouts in the plan are worked by them. I have operating sessions every week I can afford to buy any type of switch machine, do you really honestly think I would use an inferior product on a railroad like this it's a switching layout and is used all the time no ovals, end to end, endless switching moves all day long I demand good quality items and that's what I have. maybe it's the West Aussie climate that makes them...

A gallery of model railroad track plans, most based on prototype routes, custom designed by Bob Sprague for other modelers