New 13x8 Layout - first thoughts

You have a yard and a way to change tracks. I would suggest a way to change direction. Perhaps a wye where the bridges are located with the stub into the open space.

Phil,

I like your plan as I am a runner myself.  Have you thought about any terrain features, mountains or tunnels for example?  As a suggestion you could place your inner 031 loop and the town buildings on a plateau, perhaps extending it over the outer loop track in the upper left to create tunnels.  This might allow for additional track off your main loops to create a reverse - might lose one of your bridges and part of your lake however.

Best of luck.

Steve

I'm still working on trying to find the perfect 8 X 10 layout, so I know what its like to try to get a "bang for your buck" with limited space.  One of the things that I've done is to incorporate 1 or 2 trolley lines in the layout for more "running".

Thank you all for your remarks. It's my first attempt at any sort of permanent layout, and it's a learning experience for sure. I have thought about raising the inner loop up and over the outers to create the tunnels, and that does sound like a great way to go.would make things more interesting for the space too.

I never thought 13x8 would be "small." But I've looked and worked with all the scales, and I find O the most appealing by far. The tech geek in me finds Z very appealing, but I wouldn't won't to work with it every day. So O it is.

I'm also likely going to fill in the empty space in back, and just deal with having to stretch a bit to the center area. Right now I'm just trying to lock down an era of time, and the general location/geography I find appealing, and then put it all together. I'll work on it some more and repost later this weekend perhaps.

Thanks again.