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I have been given permission by Mrs WB to use the spare room for a layout, on the proviso that the room can be used when guests stay (ie the railway gets put away!)
The space available is an L shape 2.8m by 2.6m base boards being 1m deep max (this is the absolute maximum to allow the door to be closed when the railway is up) I wish to model a goods yard serving an industrial area with a motive power depot. I have both steam and desiel motive power. The connection to the main line is "off scene" over a level crossing. I have a selection of resin buildings (scaledale) including a gas works that I want to use that will give me an excuse to run coal trains into the area. And the area modelled is surrounded by victorian houses up on a high embankment (half relief with the backgardens.
Now the problem is this, Ive made a plan on graph paper and ive now laid the track on the floor in the front room to get a rough idea and now I doubt Ill have enough room beween the points to un-couple and run around to shunt the required wagons onto the right roads!
Does anyone have any ideas? Or know of a track design package that is preloaded with hornby and peco set track peices?
Steve
The space available is an L shape 2.8m by 2.6m base boards being 1m deep max (this is the absolute maximum to allow the door to be closed when the railway is up) I wish to model a goods yard serving an industrial area with a motive power depot. I have both steam and desiel motive power. The connection to the main line is "off scene" over a level crossing. I have a selection of resin buildings (scaledale) including a gas works that I want to use that will give me an excuse to run coal trains into the area. And the area modelled is surrounded by victorian houses up on a high embankment (half relief with the backgardens.
Now the problem is this, Ive made a plan on graph paper and ive now laid the track on the floor in the front room to get a rough idea and now I doubt Ill have enough room beween the points to un-couple and run around to shunt the required wagons onto the right roads!
Does anyone have any ideas? Or know of a track design package that is preloaded with hornby and peco set track peices?
Steve
