Newbie advice please

[Keith Addenbrooke]

On 12/05/2024 at 09:26, Harlequin said:

Taking a risk that the roof braces don't intrude into the space (but I bet they do) here's a very basic "route 1" drawing of what you could do:

 

You can see that using the whole space would open things up, the track would be in the middle of the scenery and you could have nice gentle curves and a decent length station - much more model railway than trainset.

 

The lighter hatched areas are where the rafters get too close to the baseboard level for scenery and trains. (Could be smaller on the FY side.)

 

The dashed blue line is the backscene.

 

 

As an aside, I know of a couple of wonderful European outline model railways where the scenic section is just as @Harlequin has drawn: a single through line.  Not suggesting it meets the requirements for this project for @TrainsTim, but could be the basis for a very effective layout for someone who has an interest in scenery and just enjoys watching trains run.  A good fiddle yard / staging area is key, Keith.