I've decided to run the branch line through a short tunnel instead of going under the bridge. Two lines next to each other under the same bridge looks too much like a model railroad...
Michael
The Breitenbach - Rosenheim Railroad V3
Today I have created the roadbed for the Breitenbach station. Breitenbach (freelanced, no prototype) will be a small village in a typical hilly German landscape.
I'm trying to find the best way for the main to cross under the viaduct:
Sir MadogThis will be a phantastic layout, Michael, and I enjoy watching it grow! Happy New Year! A
Ulrich,
A Happy New Year to you and your family as well! Hopefully one of these days you're coming to Florida so you can see the layout in person
24 trains not much, he says!
Why, this bloke is building a layout which is a club-sized layout at this end of the Big Pond! Most layouts here do not exceed the 4 by 8 mark (or the metric equivalent) and have a staging capacity of maybe 3 trains...
This will be a phantastic layout, Michael, and I enjoy watching it grow!
Happy New Year!
I have placed the old viaduct at the approximate location where it will go. It's funny how small the 4' long bridge looks in that big railroad room!
Now that the staging yard is complete I have to find another project. Today I bought a few sheets of plywood again and screwed them temporarily to the benchwork. Next I will have to laser cut more roadbed and start extending the main line.
-matthewOnly 24 trains!? Why even bother?
I know, it's barely worth mentioning ...
michaelrose55 The staging yard is complete! It has a capacity of 24 trains. That's not much but it's the best I could do with the available space. Luckily there will be another staging yard at the other end of the line for 24 more trains...
The staging yard is complete! It has a capacity of 24 trains. That's not much but it's the best I could do with the available space. Luckily there will be another staging yard at the other end of the line for 24 more trains...
Only 24 trains!? Why even bother?
Staging track #8 is done, 4 trains again:
This afternoon I finished staging track #7 which holds 4 trains:
Staging track #6 holds three trains again:
Here comes staging track #5. This one is divided for three trains:
I've finished the 4. staging track:
It's Christmas and my wife gave me a nice steam locomotive and three tank cars:
Our German friend Heiko is spending the holidays with us and he's happy that I'm back to modeling German H0 because it makes it easy for him to buy me something in Germany. He must have talked to my wife because he gave me freight cars as well:
I couldn't resist and filled the yard up with some nice trains:
Today I added two more staging tracks to my yard:
I've closed the loop ! Now I can run a train around the staging yard and back to Rosenheim!
sdCowboyBen Are you all wired up (final) or are you using leads?
Are you all wired up (final) or are you using leads?
No, right now it's just wired together. I haven't installed any block detectors yet, I won't do that until the whole layout has been built.
I didn't do any actual work today but at least I tested a freight train on the ramp from staging to the Rosenheim station:
I don't know about European prototypes, but in the US trains are often shorter than the siding limits. In hilly country the "tonnage limited" trains are often shorter and local peddler freights are typically shorter. so I would suggest that you split a couple of your 13' tracks to two 6.5' slots. If you are uncertain, put insulated gaps in the middle of them all and then jumper around the gaps until you figure out how many shorter tracks you need. It might also be useful to do some 9' and 4'. Lots of options...
I've really enjoyed following your progress. I'm in awe of how much you are able to get done, just moving right along.
Grinnell
I started to work on the staging tracks. I installed enough track to test place a freight train and now I have to make the decision about train length. The train as you can see it in the pictures is a little over 9' long, the maximum length that fits in the station tracks on the layout. I can have a few longer trains if they are just something to look at and run through without stopping. In that case I can make them as long as the tape in the pictures, about 13'.
The train as it sits there has 23 freight cars, the longer version would have 33. Which way should I go?
michaelrose55My wife does that every day!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I installed all the turnouts at both ends of the yard:
Now I have to make up my mind about how I want to subdivide the tracks and what kind of train lengths I want to use.
hon30critterPardon me for questioning your sanity! Regards, Dave
Regards,
Dave,
My wife does that every day!
AHA!
I missed the bit of door frame in the corner of the picture.
The question was really bothering me because I couldn't imagine that you would have a crawl under situation with all the space you have. Pardon me for questioning your sanity!
hon30critter Michael: Just out of curiousity, how do you get to the staging area? I know you have the access hole in the return loop but how do you get between the staging benchwork and the outside wall? Both ends of the staging benchwork appear to be tight up against the end walls. Is this a 'crawl under' situation? Thanks Dave
Michael:
Just out of curiousity, how do you get to the staging area? I know you have the access hole in the return loop but how do you get between the staging benchwork and the outside wall? Both ends of the staging benchwork appear to be tight up against the end walls. Is this a 'crawl under' situation?
Thanks
if you look close you can see that there is a door...