An important aspect of any model train setup is the arrangement of the track itself.
An important aspect of any model train setup is the arrangement of the track itself. There are at least four basic layout patterns for setting out the track, and countless variations of both track configuration and subsequent station placement
Four of the more common basic model railroads patterns are:
Point to Point Railway Track Setup
This is merely a straight line of track with a station at each end, with trains going from the station at one end to the other station;
Continuous Loop Railway Track setting its simplest form this is either a circle or an oval and the trains move around it continuously, but it could be modified into a dog bone shape by pulling two opposite sides of the circle or oval together, giving a double track appearance in the middle with a smaller circular shape at either Out and Back Railway Track Setup
Station Yard Only Railway Track Setup
Where a single station is surrounded by a number of short, interconnected tracks, providing great opportunities for shunting.
Out and Back Railway Track Setup
Where the train leaves the single station, travels around a pear-shaped layout and returns to the original station;
Station Yard Only Railway Track Setup
Where a single station is surrounded by a number of short, interconnected tracks, providing great opportunities for shunting.
An important aspect of any model train setup is the arrangement of the track itself. There are at least four basic layout patterns for setting out the track, and countless variations of both track configuration and subsequent station placement
Four of the more common basic model railroads patterns are:
Point to Point Railway Track Setup
This is merely a straight line of track with a station at each end, with trains going from the station at one end to the other station;
Continuous Loop Railway Track setting its simplest form this is either a circle or an oval and the trains move around it continuously, but it could be modified into a dog bone shape by pulling two opposite sides of the circle or oval together, giving a double track appearance in the middle with a smaller circular shape at either Out and Back Railway Track Setup
Station Yard Only Railway Track Setup
Where a single station is surrounded by a number of short, interconnected tracks, providing great opportunities for shunting.
Out and Back Railway Track Setup
Where the train leaves the single station, travels around a pear-shaped layout and returns to the original station;
Station Yard Only Railway Track Setup
Where a single station is surrounded by a number of short, interconnected tracks, providing great opportunities for shunting.
