08-21-2011, 11:17 AM
After reading about the different stages and methods of track planning on various threads both here and on other forums, I've decided to not worry to much about the actual track plan at this stage. Instead, I've been working on the schematics, trying to get a feel of the car flow on the layout in relation with my overall operating goals. So, here's a preliminary track plan schematics:
![[Image: Hjemstadbanen_Nordvoll_skjematisk_w1200.jpg]](http://www.hjemstad.no/pics/Hjemstadbanen_Nordvoll_skjematisk_w1200.jpg)
There are three stations, each with a freight track and a team track, and I've added a couple of other industry tracks and two logging spurs. The biggest station has a small yard. At first I planned the yard to be fully functional, with two A/D tracks and a yard lead, but it simply became to overwhelming and to track heavy for the rest of the layout. The station inside the frame to the right is my existing layout sections, I was thinking of making a connection by branching out from the continuous loop and into the other room.
Svein
There are three stations, each with a freight track and a team track, and I've added a couple of other industry tracks and two logging spurs. The biggest station has a small yard. At first I planned the yard to be fully functional, with two A/D tracks and a yard lead, but it simply became to overwhelming and to track heavy for the rest of the layout. The station inside the frame to the right is my existing layout sections, I was thinking of making a connection by branching out from the continuous loop and into the other room.
Svein