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Spacemouse, <br /> <br />If I was designing a mid-sized layout, my #1 priority would be: Trains enter and leave each scene only one time. That is, they go from left to right, or right to left - just like the "real ones" do when you go see them on the tracks. There would be no "U-turns" - unless they were considered "off the stage" such as staging, etc. <br /> <br />David Barrow and a few others are huge proponents of this - get your hands on his articles if this sounds interesting to you. <br /> <br />I'm assuming Joe Fugate on this forum would be a proponent of this also, just by looking at his layout design / track plan. <br /> <br />The trick is you end up with either a duckunder, two reversing loops, or a removable "bridge" if you want to have continuous running. I personally would go with a removable "bridge" with some switches built into it so when you remove it, you wouldn't have any trains taking the big plunge. This would take up less room than a duckunder. However, it would cause your trains to continually go "clockwise" or "counterclockwise", whereas two reversing loops would allow your trains to go from one end of the layout to the other, then come back, which is very cool. <br /> <br />This type of layout has some very nice features, including no requirement of very deep sections that are tough to reach/scenic/repair, etc. <br /> <br />Just some tips from a mostly armchair guy.
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