As i was saying in my previous post, I had to reset the thinking process of what I wanted to achive with a layout. Over the last few months I have come up with a track plan which gives me some main line running and when I feel like it the possibility of
doing some shunting in the form of adding or removing wagons from a consist. Basically the trackplan consists of a balloon loop in either side of which the main station is at the centre. This gives me quite a nice main line run where I can enjoy watching trains roll by.
Wagons are added and removed when required at the "next" station and at times I have the ability to add and remove motive power as well.
I am not sure where I should put the loco depot or should I even have one at all and use some of the sidings to layover the locos.
doing some shunting in the form of adding or removing wagons from a consist. Basically the trackplan consists of a balloon loop in either side of which the main station is at the centre. This gives me quite a nice main line run where I can enjoy watching trains roll by.
Wagons are added and removed when required at the "next" station and at times I have the ability to add and remove motive power as well.
I am not sure where I should put the loco depot or should I even have one at all and use some of the sidings to layover the locos.
This scene shows the two reverse balloon loops
Possible location for a Loco Depot - this comes off road 2 which was more prototypical
Another location for a loco depot, this comes off one of the stub ended sidings, less prototypical
Yard with stub ended sidings - not very VR
Possibility of a Dock Road
