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Offline Joseph Meiring  
#1 Posted : 14 February 2010 23:06:15(UTC)
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Joseph Meiring

South Africa   
Joined: 27/12/2009(UTC)
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Location: Western Cape Cape Town
OK, so here i am, board finally down, firm, rigid, level.....1,82m X 1,2m....lot's of m track available, 4 loco's, all serviced and repaired, (c1960/70's),4 30va transformers, (all strictly analog), metres of wiring, control boxes 7072 at the ready, but no plans "bursting forth", i know i want a station,, and some shunting yards, and some nice "express" ovals.......any ideas anyone?? i don't have a turntable, or space for reverse loops, so this could b a prob? I know there must be someone out there with access to some sort of track planner to fit max amount of track on such a small layout..
M Track fan...
Joe Meiring, from soccer City, Cape Town, 2010 world cup!!
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Offline Ian555  
#2 Posted : 14 February 2010 23:38:29(UTC)
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Ian555

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Hi Joe,

I never worked to a track plan (maybe it shows),just had some idea's running round.
Give it a try,you might enjoy it. ThumpUp

Ian.
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Offline Philip  
#3 Posted : 15 February 2010 00:06:06(UTC)
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Philip


Joined: 20/10/2006(UTC)
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Location: , Denmark
Hello Joe.

Perhaps this from the track plan book 0352. since the size given are not that big.

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have fun.
Philip.

Let's keep it simple.
MFDWPL
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Offline Bigdaddynz  
#4 Posted : 15 February 2010 01:13:15(UTC)
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Bigdaddynz

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Joe, see my post of 24 September last year in this thread: https://www.marklin-user...osts&t=12093&p=2

In that thread are some links to some of the old Marklin trackplan books which you can download.
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Offline tworail  
#5 Posted : 15 February 2010 01:42:38(UTC)
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tworail

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Some pics of that layout as I had recently built it:

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Modifications I had made so I could fit a station in:

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Offline LionelMPC  
#6 Posted : 16 February 2010 03:55:51(UTC)
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Joe,

From my experience with my current layout, I picked a plan out, then set it up and ran trains for a while, figured out what I didn't like, modified it, and kept going until I was happy. It worked well for me.

Grab the Marklin track plan books the Big Daddy posted, and pick one you like. They are a good start. Don't be afraid to modify it to fit your space and how you like to operate it.

-James
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Offline Joseph Meiring  
#7 Posted : 16 February 2010 20:41:08(UTC)
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Joseph Meiring

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Thanx everyone for the sound advice and pics, i have picked a plan, and am changing it to suit my board, working well so far....a 2-line main station, 2 "ovals", 1 siding, and a goodly size shunting/fiddle yard.....will keep you informed as to my progress. I almost find the planning and layout the most exciting, from past experience, once i've operated for a while, the bug starts biting for some changes again!, and up go all the carefully laid track pieces! ah, the joys of marklin model trains....!!
keep on track
Joe Meiring
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Offline tworail  
#8 Posted : 17 February 2010 01:46:58(UTC)
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tworail

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Sounds good Joe.

The planning phase is indeed one of the most exciting - and all you really need is some inspiration (this website!) and a PC with some software :)
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