This is the second 'progress' plan as I construct the room. It IS different to plan 7.
This plan has changed in many areas.
- A - Lower return loop staging triangle. This allows a continous loop run to access the staging or head direct baclk to the main station.
- B - Lower return loop staging entry/exit to modelled layout.
- C - MAIN STATION, this is the biggest station on the layout.
- D - MAIN STATION, Industry yards, may be optional, at least as a shunting neck for the main station.
- E - MAIN STATION, Loco depot, the only turntable on the line.
- F - Large imposing bridge over big gully.
- G - The smallest mainline station. The station generates alot of intermodel traffic
- H - A juntion at "G" for the continuous loop connection back to "A"
- i - Passing loop
- J - Industrial/Mine spur.
- K - Transition to Upper level.
- L - Grain siding /Loop.
- M - Junction to garage shed.
- N - A busy station, but not that big. The passing loop is at one end of the station. This is the first station laid with track
- O - Oil siding.
- P - The second biggest station on the layout, still being a 4 track yard.
- Q - Turning triangle,Oil siding and loco area for P. Also junction to Stub ended staging in "R".
- R - Stub ended staging representing a branchline
- S - Transision to the Upper return loop staging, end of modelled layout.
- T - Upper return loop staging starts here with a railmotor siding and a long loop for the container train, the main staging are above it.
- U - Upper return loop staging proper. there is a long stub ended siding for the XPT.
Station "N" has all it's track laid, and the mainline has almost reached "O" .
Design wise it is close to plan 7, with little to say really. Easy to see how it is changing as I actually construct it. And it may still all change as I continue.
There are no proper plans for the layout. Bacause the plan is changing as I go, these 'very rough' pictures reflect the ideas I have for the room. Benchwork is more or less as shown. The track laid is locked in for now. The main things to change will be track layout in some stations.
Lots to do lots to think about.
