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I'm building a new layout in a 15x10 room, I'm looking to create a nice u-shaped layout with a small yard and a nice winding main-line. Ideally the yard will hold an engine or two and have two sidings for freight/passenger service. I'd also like to keep the yard isolated and avoid it taking away from scenery along the main line. I would greatly appreciate some advice or even better some track plans. I will be using Lionel fastrack with 036 curves as i only run smaller engines and am looking to avoid too many turnouts. Id also love to incorporate some bridges and a tunnel in one of the corners.

 

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Anthony

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Hi Tony,

Measure the room, draw a diagram and post a photo of it. Locations of entry door, closet doors, other obstructions like windows and sill height, posts.

 

A U will require turnarounds that need at least 44". Twice that is 88". That leaves a 32" space on the 10' side. Hopefully the room is setup to have the U legs on the 10' walls and the 15' wall as the center.

 

Have you considered an around the walls oval with a lift-out in front of the door? 24"-30" wide deck.

 

Sketch the shapes on some paper in the rectangle of the room. Give it some consideration.

Regarding Moonman's suggestion above to consider an around-the-wall layout, here is an example of a 9x16 attic room layout with hinged entry. Not much to look at after being dormant 4 years but gives an idea of round-the-room in a similar size space to yours with a Service Yard and space for a Village on the other side of the room:

 

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Michael

The sides are no problem for me to reach. One side is 36" wide and the Yard side is 40". I can reach everything okay and need be I can stand on my little toolbox for the wider Yard side. Benchwork is 42' high.

 

The two far corners, which I originally had as triangular access pop-ups require that I place customized foam risers in spaces between the tracks and mount a piece of 3/4 plywood on the risers . Then I belly out on the plywood to reach the corner structures, spur track,etc. Almost everything--- towers and structures are Velcro-ed in place for easy removal and nothing is wired yet although the lighting Bus runs to t-strips under the towers,etc.

All of this rigging amounts to a sort of awkward trade-off but after staring at the corners back in 2010 I felt an urge to occupy them.The corner scenes will probably stay pretty dusty.

 

See the before and after plywood work "shelf" arrangement pictured below. Not ideal but as noted a trade-off. Typically I work the corners while on my 82 year old bony knees but the plywood is generously padded with a piece of foam. And, I rest a lot.

 

 

 

 

 

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