Ben Tolman

One of my ideas was to have a fiddle yard within a looped express line. But the back half of the express line would be hidden, so the main focus is on the yard. i would like to run express trains of up to 6 coaches, maybe 7. Then another in the opposite direction of either another express or a stopping passenger service of 4 coaches. Then sometimes, mixing it up with express freight max of 12 wagons and then mixed freight. Yes i would like to have the possibility to have live main lines whilst having a shunt in the yard. However, if its not possible then, I don't mind either having a fiddle yard or a scenic express layout. Don't worry, the more questions asked will help to gauge an idea of what's possible and what's not.

I've built a 12ft x 4ft board in my garage and was wondering on if people could help me out designing a layout. It doesn't have to be related to real life at all, I just want it to be in the western era maybe early BR. Things to include: Loop ( for continuous running e.g expresses) Yard ( shunting ) ideally containing 3 or 4 sidings and a turntable If people could help by designing a track plan, it would be greatly appreciated. I have a few ideas in mind but I would like to see what other people could come up with to help with the layout. Thanks, Ben