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 available for free
from Sillub's website
for Windows and LINUX.
Small Layouts
| My First DS&W |
shows the plan for my first layout based on the fictional DS&W. |
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Scale: HOn3 Size: 2.50m x 0.6m |
| Kitsault Mining |
is a design for a dual gauge layout. |
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Scale: HOn3 / HOn30 Size: 1.2m x 0.5m ( 4' x 1'8" ) |
| Leintwardine |
shows a small, but operationally interesting layout. |
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Scale: HOn30 Size: 2m x 0.35m ( 6'7" x 1'2" ) |
| Diamond Springs |
a bigger yard in a small space. |
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Scale: HOn30 Size: 2m x 0.35m ( 6'7" x 1'2" ) |
| Silverdale |
is a small mining town with a few online customers. |
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Scale: HOn3 Size: 2m x 0.4m ( 6'7" x 1'4" ) |
| The Switchback |
would be an interesting experiment in scenery building on a diorama sized layout. |
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Scale: HOn30 Size: 1.2m x 0.5m ( 4' x 20" ) |
| Jacksonville |
offers the opportunity to model an ore dock for loading barges and a small passenger depot. |
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Scale: HOn3 Size: 2m x 0.35m ( 6'7" x 14" ) |
| North Portage |
is a small plan for a beginner's layout or a diorama, based on the Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway. |
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Scale: HOn3 Size: 1.2m x 0.25m ( 4' x 10" ) |
| Port Angustias |
was carefully finetuned to get a maximum of operational interest from minimum space. |
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Scale: HOn3 Size: 1.6m x 0.35m ( 5'4" x 14" ) |
| Lakefield & Northern |
is a contributed plan by Ivan Furlanis showing a point-to-point layout in a small space. |
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Scale: HOn30 Size: 1.5m x 0.6m ( 5' x 2' ) |
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.
| Rectangular Shape |
One option would be to build a layout based on a more classical and a continuous loop. |
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Scale: HOn3 Size: 2.25m x 1.3m |
| U Shaped Plan
| tries to fit a U shaped plan in the same space that would be needed
for the above plan. |
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Scale: HOn3 Size: 2.75m x 1.6m |
| Peninsular Shape
| shows a plan that is a bit larger and features a wharf scene in the
middle of the room. |
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Scale: HOn3 Size: 2.75m x 2.7m |
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