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Many Thanks Phil for your comprehensive reply.

I am on with laying out Edgeworth full size on lining paper with some of the buildings I will be using. I have laid out my thoughts so far below, but would really appreciate any comments or better ideas. I have a little bit more space to play with - 10 inches on the length and 3 inches on the width. If you are not familiar with the design of Edgewoth there is a plan at the beginning of this topic. 1) I did wonder about replacing the engine shed with a goods shed. I felt it may look better opposite the passenger area and avoid passengers getting coal dust all over them.. 2) Put a kick back off what were the goods lines, i.e. the two sidings at the front, running toward the signal box. put some rudimentary loco servicing facilities on this siding - e.g. coal staithe, water, maybe ash disposal. Not sure about an engine shed. 3) Use a 3-way asymmetric point at the start of the scenic section instead of left and right hand points. It seems to save quite a bit of room and allows a bit more breathing space. 4) On looking at the layout from the front, the station building is facing away. What the onlooker sees is the rear. Is it worth re-arranging things so that the front of the station building is seen? Many thanks to Phil and BRM for putting together a great guide and some really good stuff. One thing missing is how to wire up live-frog points. Was this deliberate? Thanks in advance

Sorry, this is my first go at uploading images and I hit the wrong button and only uploaded one, here are a few others of my garden railway.

I am amazed at the fantastic images posted here and wonder how you would even start to produce some of them. I have attached a couple of images from my Sherwood Falls Railroad, which, I must admit, does not need much scenery work at all