[john woodall]

I will be honest, when you first start out it is almost as if you need to have as much track as possible on every board. As I grew older (wiser is somewhat debateable!) I decided that while my station would be functional and have a lot of track, that I wanted a low track to scenery ratio outside of my station area.

Personal choice as to whether you want to see trains passing through scenery or trains dominating scenery. Although it is a German plan, this layout has good scenic ratios. http://lokalbahn-reminiszenzen.de/gleisplaene/beyenburg.htm

John