Branch line/ISL

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.....Once completed, I'll spend a couple of weeks operating the layout and working out any bugs.

The best known method to proof the track plan suits your requirements

ps. Might be helpful too to have one or two trucks and semi trucks on the layout. They provide a good impression about the remaining space beside the tracks. Something like this http://www.rd-hobby.de/media/images/prod...008001.jpg