11-07-2014, 08:30 AM
Hey Justin,
Just putting it out there. What about a 6x1 layout that folds in half for easy storage.
The two boards can be attached by hinges. I might locate the hinges on the top of the layout so that when you fold it in half, you still protect the track work for storage and/or transport. I would place the hinges where the black box is on the bottom at the 0,36 coordinate and building at the top. A small building over the hinge on the bottom could be used to cover the hinge. The track work attaches on the seam of the layout by using a 2.5 inch piece for the track going to the two top spurs and a rail joiner between the two turnouts in the middle (where the blue circle is).
The tracks to the left are top to bottom as follows: Industry A, Industry B & Locomotive Storage, and Industry C & Extra Car Storage.
The drill track on the right is 28 inches long so that you can have an engine and two cars, which is all that you need since each spur only holds one car and there are three cars on the interchange track. So you would swap one car for another.
I may be using this plan for my Port Able Railway.
Just putting it out there. What about a 6x1 layout that folds in half for easy storage.
The two boards can be attached by hinges. I might locate the hinges on the top of the layout so that when you fold it in half, you still protect the track work for storage and/or transport. I would place the hinges where the black box is on the bottom at the 0,36 coordinate and building at the top. A small building over the hinge on the bottom could be used to cover the hinge. The track work attaches on the seam of the layout by using a 2.5 inch piece for the track going to the two top spurs and a rail joiner between the two turnouts in the middle (where the blue circle is).
The tracks to the left are top to bottom as follows: Industry A, Industry B & Locomotive Storage, and Industry C & Extra Car Storage.
The drill track on the right is 28 inches long so that you can have an engine and two cars, which is all that you need since each spur only holds one car and there are three cars on the interchange track. So you would swap one car for another.
I may be using this plan for my Port Able Railway.
Mike Kieran
Port Able Lines
" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.
Port Able Lines
" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.