Had a great time on holidays up in sunny Brisbane, and drew up one complete plan. This plan is simpler than the last two, but still the double decker with reverse loop staging loop at each end.
I tried different ideas, but they didn't work. Having a length of train (10ft) and the minimum radius of 30 inches (36 preferablly) mean you can only do so much.
The old plans had over 7 stations. This plan has 5. The branch is simpler, and the main station is now located on the upper deck just before the trip up to the upper staging.There is one helix, now located in the sun room opposite the sliding door.
- A - medium junction station.
- B - Passing loop.
- C - small 3 track station before a junction to the branch.
- D - Branch Terminus.
- E - Wharf.
- F - Passing loop.
- G - Main station. It is a junction with a triangle, on one leg is the station that comes up from the helix. The next leg heads up to the upper staging and through a container terminal. The final leg is the other mianline from "H".
- h - Medium station with lots of passenger potential.
- I - Passing loop.
Another depature is the use of a extensive duckunder on the upper level that takes a station across the sun room. The lower deck has a wharf, the upper is a through station. I have decided this is semi mushroom style, the lower is operated from the windows side, the upper station is operated from the wall side- with a small platform, as it is high to allow a nod under with normal aisle movement.
I still have my branch, the twin routes to the upper deck. This time I have not bothered to draw in extension to the garage as that can wait for that eventuality.
There are a few downfalls in this plan. When I drew the lower deck, at first I put it aside to draw another. The reason for that was using the former toilet area as a passageway. Height constraints may hamper easy flow, not to mention head-ceiling contact ! On returning home I went straight down there to see how the height really affect. It seem okay, but is is close.
Another downfall is the amount of track tranversing one scene. It is probally more than I would like, but allows far more to be included. This mainly applies to the lower deck.
I will think about digitising the plan soon, unless I draw up yet another.
Untill next time