Version 26 and growing. Sigh. I seem to be having some difficulty with the switching. Ideally, trains coming from either north or east lines should be able to access any of the platforms at the station. That's what the guys from the club told me. It makes sense. For example, all trains coming out of the station might need to be diverted onto the east bound tracks while the north set of tracks are closed for maintenance. That's what would happen in real life. Unfortunately I have limited space to work and my first attempt at switching allowed only the middle two tracks to be accessible by north and east set of tracks. So I'm considering using a cross over switch just before the bridge. You can see from the above drawings that I decided to put a bend in the layout at the switching yard. This will give the layout some depth, but complicate my bench work plans. On the plus side I'm definitely getting better at using the XTrkCad software. Now I've got to figure out how to draw sweeping curves for the bench. Al built a corner module for the club's layout. The sides of the module is perfectly curved to match the track work. I like this much better than the typical angular look of most benchwork.
It was 1994 and I was working in Doha helping CGIS implement a nation wide GIS. My vacation was coming up and I had decided to head over to Europe instead of going back home for a visit. It was my first time traveling alone and my first visit to Europe. I was young and naive, which were two great characteristics to possess when experiencing new cultures. It certainly helped me to adjust to middle eastern ways for two and a half years. I arrived in Amsterdam with no itinerary and just an Eurorail pass in my hands. I journeyed from Amsterdam to Bruxelles to Paris to Lyon to Milano to Firenze to Verona to Venice to Vienna to Salzburg to München to Frankfurt to Köln and full circle back to Amsterdam. It was wonderful traveling across Europe by train. Sometimes I was unable to find accommodations so I slept in train stations, but enjoyed it nonetheless. That was back in the days when it was still safe to do so. That particular trip had a profound impact on me and was the catalyst for my interest in this hobby. My model trains help me to relive those wonderful memories of my first trip across Europe.
Version 26 and growing. Sigh. I seem to be having some difficulty with the switching. Ideally, trains coming from either north or east lines should be able to access any of the platforms at the station. That's what the guys from the club told me. It makes sense. For example, all trains coming out of the station might need to be diverted onto the east bound tracks while the north set of tracks are closed for maintenance. That's what would happen in real life. Unfortunately I have limited space to work and my first attempt at switching allowed only the middle two tracks to be accessible by north and east set of tracks. So I'm considering using a cross over switch just before the bridge. You can see from the above drawings that I decided to put a bend in the layout at the switching yard. This will give the layout some depth, but complicate my bench work plans. On the plus side I'm definitely getting better at using the XTrkCad software. Now I've got to figure out how to draw sweeping curves for the bench. Al built a corner module for the club's layout. The sides of the module is perfectly curved to match the track work. I like this much better than the typical angular look of most benchwork.
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