@Ken Wing posted:In my opinion, the single-track part of the blue line to the reversing loop at lower right significantly reduces the number of trains you could run on the blue line without adding meaningful operational interest. Agree - wasn't sure i liked that anyway
I encourage you to think through how you will follow along with your train. Both the blue and green lines cross themselves, leaving you on the wrong side of the lobe a good deal of the time. Unless all the track follows the edge, there will be times when you have to walk around a lobe to get to your train, but you could cut this way down by flipping the blue loop in the lower lobe, and flipping one of the two green loops to eliminate the crossing. Hmmm, that doesn't bother me as much i kinda like the figure 8 effect....I have to get down to the lower level for the double crossover...
A "main" classification yard takes a lot of room. At least lead, ladder(s), width, and length need to be considered soon. You might have more width to work with at the top of the layout than on the right side. Perhaps the lead could be on the right side. The aisle at right already looks a bit tight (I have no idea what the real dimensions are here). Too many yard body tracks here and you'd have to shorten the lobes at left to maintain the aisle. agree, after looking at it again, that is a no brainer to put in the back or the "top" of the layout...I just always had in mind mind from the start it would be on that right side....and if you do that...then do you move the passengers yard to the right side at the blue level?.....you are coming in at above the gold level just make the lobe in bottom right all at the blue level. If you had the passenger yard there you could make the middle lobe a little smaller thus giving some more aisleway as it is tight like you say about 2 feet. Now then bottom lobe could be made a little smaller as you are not cramming in the passenger yard.
You mention you haven't built the walls yet. Wondering about the building itself? This is basically a square space. It's usually easier to design for a rectangular one. Has the building been built? If not, is there dimensional flexibility?
Building has not been built...30 feet wide is a final. i have a little flexibility on the other side as I have not finished drawings for the other half of the building which will be a 1 BR apartment. It is close though...I have a little more length available on the right side than the left. Again that is subject to final drawing of the other half of the building.
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