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QUOTE: Originally posted by Stuckarmchairing <br /> <br />Avoid 101 track plans at all cost, those plans are obsolete by todays standards, and dont offer much in the way of realistic operation, theres sidings and yards but no staging. <br /> <br />I dont even know why MR publishes it. <br /> <br />Welcome from DownUnder. <br /> <br />I think you are being a little unfair to 101 Track Plans. Not all are spaghetti bowls <br /> <br />Whilst it is not linear sincere I am using plan #66 'Eureka Shasta and Southern' by Bill Wight as the plan shows me that I can fit an 'O' scale layout with 60" curves in a double car garage. <br /> <br />The layout will sit on steel storage shelving 1800mm (6 FT) above the floor so that a compact car can be garaged underneath. <br /> <br />The layout datum is approx 50" above a false floor I have built in one half of the garage - the other half being occupied by the compact car. <br /> <br />The garage ceiling is 2900mm (9FT 6"). 400mm (16") below this I will place round the walls staging. At this height the staging sits just above the garage door rails whilst the main layout sits approx 400mm below those door rails. <br /> <br />101 Track Plans saved me 'design angst'. <br /> <br />Oh and by the way, by twisting Eureka City yard I can get a small rail-water transfer. <br /> <br />Another book of interest is 'The Big Book of Model Railroad Track Plans' by Robert Schleicher, published by MBI Publishing Co (www.motorbooks.com). <br /> <br />As others have done I also recommend both books by Iain Rice which are published by Kalmbach. <br /> <br />regards <br /> <br />John L <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
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