Diamond Springs & Western
Narrow Gauge Trackplans
Narrow Gauge Trackplans
Introduction
The following pages describe some of my layout ideas, either my own creations or plans published elsewhere that I modified for narrow gauge.
Basically you'll find two groups of plans here. First are several small layouts for people with little space. The second category are mid-size plans I started to make when more room for layout building became available to me.
In case you're interested in one of the plans, you have two options. For viewing etc. PDF versions
of
most plans are available. This will allow you to examine the plans closer or print them
true to scale. Of course, you'll need Acrobat Reader
to do so.
As an alternative
I also made the original XTrackCAD files available. So if you want to take a closer look,
modify or maybe even use a plan, you can download it. You will need
XTrackCAD
which is open source and available for free
from the project website
for Windows, LINUX and Mac.
Small Layouts
shows the plan for my first layout based on the fictional DS&W.
Scale: HOn3 Size: 2.50m x 0.6m
is a design for a dual gauge layout.
Scale: HOn3 / HOn30 Size: 1.2m x 0.5m ( 4' x 1'8" )
shows a small, but operationally interesting layout.
Scale: HOn30 Size: 2m x 0.35m ( 6'7" x 1'2" )
would be an interesting experiment in scenery building on a diorama sized layout.
Scale: HOn3 Size: 2m x 0.4m ( 6'7" x 1'4" )
offers the opportunity to model an ore dock for loading barges and a small passenger depot.
Scale: HOn3 Size: 2m x 0.35m ( 6'7" x 14" )
is a small plan for a beginner's layout or a diorama, based on the Huntsville and Lake of
Bays Railway.
Scale: HOn3 Size: 1.2m x 0.25m ( 4' x 10" )
was carefully finetuned to get a maximum of operational interest from minimum space.
Scale: HOn3 Size: 1.6m x 0.35m ( 5'4" x 14" )
is a contributed plan by Ivan Furlanis showing a point-to-point layout in a small space.
Scale: HOn30 Size: 1.5m x 0.6m ( 5' x 2' )
is a plan I actually started building but never finished.
Scale: HOn3 Size: 1.70m x 0.35m ( 5'6" x 14" )
Midsize Plans
After a move to a bigger place I have much more space for a layout. Of course, planning was begun
immediately.
As I had already started Meadows Creek, incorporating it was a
must for the new layout. Also, as space is not the only limiting factor, I won't be planning a
basement
empire, but will be striving
for a nice mid-sized layout.
Several variants are going to be put up here.
Some of the plans will only be sketchy, usually beacause I found that the specific variant didn't
actually fit
to my ideas.
One option would be to build a layout based on a more classical and a continuous loop.
Scale: HOn3 Size: 2.25m x 1.3m
tries to fit a U shaped plan in the same space that would be needed
for the above plan.
Scale: HOn3 Size: 2.75m x 1.6m
shows a plan that is a bit larger and features a wharf scene in the
middle of the room.
Scale: HOn3 Size: 2.75m x 2.7m
