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I have torn down a layout that I had built without a plan, while quite a learning process its time to do it over.

Building in a 20'x20' of usable space in a heated garage. I would like to keep some of the space usage for work area.  I have included a basic wrap around image of benchwork mockup.

I would like a a 30" plus turntable and round house and several industries and multiple crossovers. Thinking of a double mainline and long runs around the room. I have some large scale size steam engines.

Also thinking of using flex track and ross switches with a minimum curve around 054 to 060.

Im really new to this land have looked at plans for months and have used software but I have not come up with anything that I'm happy with. I'm not sure how yards work and have had trouble getting it all to make sense.

If anyone has any plans that have worked for them or ideas I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance

 

The yellow is the proposed benchwork, it is to scale for a 20'x20' room

The only things that really can change are the gap between the yellow table and gray table on upper left side that is a doorway, second doorway on lower left side as well.

Bobbench

 

 

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LoRusso posted:

I'm not sure how yards work and have had trouble getting it all to make sense.

Read this book!

Track Planning for Realistic Operation by John Armstrong

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Armstrong included lots of great information about how real railroads function, and then boiled it down into something the modeler can use. He also tells you how to plan a layout without using that annoying software

I can't recommend this book enough. My layout (under construction) is only 8 x 9.5' with toy trains and "sweeping mainline curves" of O-36, and even I have benefited enormously from studying it.

Only one comment on the plan you posted. Since you are going to use Ross, ditch the switches with the curved path (O-54, O-72, etc.) and use the 'numbered' switches (#4, #5, etc.) wherever possible. Your trains will run much more gracefully, and you will fit more tracks into your yard.

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