Interesting topic. My garage layout under construction is 72 sq. ft. The current dogbone plan calls for 15 turnouts. I'm preparing an alternative design with more landscape scenery and many fewer turnouts (probably 6-8).
Tim
Late to the model railroad party but playing catch-up.....
When complete, I will have 45-50 turnouts on a layout 16' x 11' (around the walls).
Andy
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I've got 17 turnouts, including one three-way, on a 45-square-foot layout. One turnout is a 3-way. Staging isn't included in this count or in the square footage.
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At least 77 turnouts in 843 square feet, on a multi-deck layout.
Mark P.
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My layout is very simular to Malcolm Furlow's San Juan. Did not start that way but my space kinda dictated it. My yard is much larger though. 22 turnouts. Space about 11x 12 room but ralroad is a dogbone with a yard running off it so 6 1/2'x11'x12' in a u shape.
My layout room is 560 square feet, with the original single level of the layout covering 355 square feet. With the partial upper level included, total layout area is approximately 500 square feet.
I counted 87 turnouts and two crossovers, and estimate that I'll need to add another 5 or 6 turnouts for industries on the partial upper level.
Wayne
The layout room is 224 sq ft (14x16) with 50 turnouts and 2 turntables. The layout consumes about 3/4 of that space with point to point operation. Mostly #4 & #5 Walthers c83 turnouts and several #7.5 curved ones.
oldline1
My "revised" layout is a Walk-in 'C' shape. (The hinged Drop-down became a 'make or break') HO Standard gauge.
12.5' x 11.0' = 137.5 sq ft
24 Turnouts / 137.5 = 0.175 Turnouts / sq ft.
If that's the correct way to calculate it? Paul
"It's the South Shore Line, Jim - but not as we know it".
I started design in 1988, started construction 1990My layout is HO scale 14’ x 10’, 146.9 sq ft, mounted on casters in our two car garage Mainline Twice-Around track 91’ 8”, 3½% grade up to 10”, 3½% Helix downHidden Siding Track 13’ 4” Passenger Station Tracks 9’ Yard Tracks 51'Regular Turnouts 14Curved Turnouts 2Double Crossover 1Plywood weight = 184 pounds, 2"x4" lumber weight = 156 poundsMel My Model Railroad http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/ Bakersfield, California I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
I counted (several times) and 34 was the #.
Room is 15' x 24'.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Current layout. 10x17 feet. Double oval with lift bridge access to central cutout. 34 turnouts, the majority associated with a freightyard and roundhouse.
BATMANuse a layout from the past
Off the top of my head... probably 90% accuracy:
High School Layout: Approximately 15 turnouts, 20 Sq Ft.
Dream House Layout: Approximately 120 turnouts, Huge.
Dining Room Wall Layout: Planned for 60+ turnouts and 40 Sq Ft, never finished.
Master Bedroom Layout: 9 turnouts, 16 Sq Ft.
Relocated Master Bedroom Layout: 13 turnouts, 24 Sq Ft.
Spare Bedroom Layout: Approximately 25 turnouts, about 40 Sq Ft.
BATMANtimewarp to the future if you have a plan in the works.
Final Lifetime Layout: Approximately 50 turnouts, About 140 Sq Ft.
BATMANDo too many turnouts in relation to sqft mean SPAGHETTI?
No, not if scenery and view blocks are planned carefully in advance.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Foggy headed Saturday morning syndrome Brent? GUILTY!
I have 19 turnouts on a 51"x87" (30.8125) sq ft layout, the cork laid for them anyway. Close, ...but not quite spaghetti. I don't have quite a long enough noodle to create that
Especially this morning
TF
I am just too tired today to be productive, can't you tell. Here's the question.
What is the footprint and or sqft of your layout and how many turnouts do you have on it. If you don't currently have a layout, use a layout from the past or timewarp to the future if you have a plan in the works.
I'll have another cup of coffee and wander into the trainroom (if I can remember where I left it) and count my own.
For the purpose of this study, a double cross-over is 4 turnouts and if you want to argue about that, good, I'll have more to read.
Do too many turnouts in relation to sqft mean SPAGHETTI?