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 didn't do any actual work today but at least I tested a freight train on the ramp from staging to the Rosenheim station:
Michael
The Breitenbach - Rosenheim Railroad V3
Are you all wired up (final) or are you using leads?
sdCowboyBen 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've closed the loop ! Now I can run a train around the staging yard and back to Rosenheim!
Today I added two more staging tracks to my yard:
I couldn't resist and filled the yard up with some nice trains:
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've finished the 4. staging track:
Here comes staging track #5. This one is divided for three trains:
Staging track #6 holds three trains again:
This afternoon I finished staging track #7 which holds 4 trains:
Staging track #8 is done, 4 trains again:
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...
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...
Only 24 trains!? Why even bother?
-matthewOnly 24 trains!? Why even bother?
I know, it's barely worth mentioning ...
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.
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!
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!
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
I'm trying to find the best way for the main to cross under the viaduct:
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'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...
The mainline roadbed has reached the next small town (I have no name yet) and the branch line has almost reached the east staging yard:
I did a little work on the other end of the branch line today:
I have started to cut out the subroadbed:
Modeling an HO gauge freelance version of the Union Pacific Oregon Short Line and the Utah Railway around 1957 in a world where Pirates from the Great Salt Lake founded Ogden, UT.
- Photo album of layout construction -
OnewolfYour saw doesn't seem to cut straight lines. :)
No, it's a pretty old saw !
I've done more subroadbed cutting today:
The rest of the subroadbed has been cut out. Now I need to make a lot of risers...