QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz1953 Hello Daan, u're right with this website: It's really friendly & enjoyable. Maybe u're also right with ur notes on the different design approaches. But I'm an "operator", my trains must not only be nice to look at but also have a function: Transport passengers and goods from one place to another. To realize this with Lionel "Toy"-trains is an extra challenge ... [8D] What u call a special American Trackdesign is an "Old school" design to me. Look at layouts of European Train Collectors collecting Trix, Fleischmann or Märklin ... they also look very different from modern approaches. They are more like these typical 027-Layouts ... just "Old School". On the other hand American Trackdesign had a great influence on modern European Trackdesign. E. g. the idea of a shadow station, the walk-around-control, the returning loop ... which I don't use in my layout because I didn't have enough place. ...
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