Track plans for 1' x 8' shelf

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Hi…Would appreciate anyone who has any info where I might find some track plans for a shelf layout this size in HO scale…Thanks

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You might try the Yahoo group “Small Layout Design”.

Carl Arendt’s website is also a good place to look for ideas: http://carendt.com/

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Thanks so much Robert…Great site…Enjoy your day

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Do a Google search for “timesavers”. They are small switching puzzle layouts. Lots of plans for them on the web.

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I do hope you’re thinking of doing this in N-Scale. You can have a nice switching layout in this amount of space. Small engines like the Kato NW-2’s or the Atlas MP-15’s and short cars will make the layout look larger than what it is.

My N-Scale layout is 18" wide by 6’ long with short girder bridges on each end for staging tracks. I have over 50 cars on this little layout with 5 industries that keep my busy for well over an hour just moving cars around. I use a car-card system to route the cars to the various industries.

Have fun,

pc

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The book 101 Track Plans by Linn Westcott has some plans that will fit your space.

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There are far better switching layouts then the Time Saver switching puzzle.

Here’s a link for your consideration.

http://www.thortrains.net/npoora.html