hartleymartin Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) Inglenook shunting layout in 9' x 2' (270cm x 60cm). O scale, standard gauge, using Peco Points and 4-6 yards of flexible track. The design is for three baseboards, 3' x 2' (90cm x 60cm) with all points in the middle board. I have included a kick-back siding off the "long" siding (capacity 5 wagons). The main shunting neck can accomodate 3x wagons and some fairly large locomotives - you could fit a mainline tender locomotive if you wanted. No suggestions as to what buildings or scenery would go on the layout - that is up to the individual. You could also curve the sidings slightly to suit personal tastes. It could be built as a portable layout with the main legs supporting the centre board and legs at the outer ends of the two outer boards. 3' x 2' boards if stacked or framed together could fit into the back of a hatchback with folded down rear seats or the rear of a station wagon (I believe you call them "estate cars" in the UK). If things go according to plan, I might actually build it myself. But I hope that this proves that you can have a functional O gauge layout in a small space. Not shown are the baseboard join lines, which should be at 90cm and 180cm from the left-hand edge respectively. The one on the right should be the 10cm line to the left of the thick line shown on the diagrams - will learn how to use this software in greater detail soon. Using 1x left and 2x right points: Using 1x left, 1x right and 1x wye points: If you curve the bottom-right siding inwards slightly you can get this layout on an 18" or 45cm wide baseboard. Edited February 28, 2019 by hartleymartin 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted February 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2019 As ever, slanting the track at an angle would make it look better and gain a couple of inches. I think this also shows that 3 x 3' boards is just a bit small to work properly. 3 x 4' boards would still be easy to transport but look and work much better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 You most certainly could do it on 3x 4' boards. But this plan demonstrates that the 5-3-3 Inglenook can be achieve in O gauge, using standard medium radius points. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fezza Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I managed to get double track and a platform on Ikea shelves. It grew to branch terminus on 4 shelves with three sidings and a loop. It's is a bit narrow for some but it works as an operational station. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post RedgateModels Posted February 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2019 I give you the track plan for Fourgig East, 2 x 4'x2' boards and a 3' x 2' fiddle yard/engine shed board 28 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) Martin, Great topic! With the new Peco setrack points I reckon you could fit a 5-3-3 inglenook into 7 feet, based around two baseboards. I would imagine it could even be squeezed some more with short wheelbase stock and small locos, although that little extra length would allow the plan to breath a little more. Have you seen Gilbert's Bakewell Street inglenook layout in the forum? That's an absolutely stunning layout, build with standard Peco turnouts, and is only 8' long. See link here (hopefully Chris won't mind me sharing): David Edited March 1, 2019 by south_tyne Added link 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) I was playing around with some points and then re-examined the O gauge Inglenook. As it turns out, it is entirely possible to do a traditional 5-3-3 Inglenook in under 8 feet length using the Peco 6ft radius streamline points. If you're only using very small wagons (16ft over headstocks) you can actually manage a 7-4-4 (8 at a squeeze in the long siding). The shunting neck can easily accomodate 3 short wagons and up to a 50ft long locomotive, or 4 wagons and a 30ft-ish long locomotive (think Austerity/J94 or 3F Jinty size). In fact, if you were willing to stick with the short wagons and nothing bigger than the Ixion Hudswell Clarke, this plan could be cut down by 150mm at each end and still fit. This was done using a single LH and RH point each and attaching four straight tracks (I have not yet figured out how to do curved tracks properly on this new CAD software). This version does require that the right-hand point be laid right up on the end of the board, with the rails soldered to brass screw heads or similar to hold them in place. I've drawn the boards as 120cm long by 60cm deep, but if you curve the sidings the board can be narrower - probably 45cm. I think 30cm might be a bit too much of a squeeze. The reason for thinking of this layout is that I bought a 120cm x 60cm sheet of foam board this afternoon and it fits more than easily onto the back seat of my little hatchback. I'll be planning future layouts around getting the baseboards onto the back seat and carrying the rest of the equipment for the layout (locos, stock, etc) in the boot of the car. Edited March 24, 2019 by hartleymartin 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 I've built an 5-3-3 Inglenook in 0, I managed to get it down to 6'6" x 16". I used the Marcway 3-way point (kit) and built my own copper-clad track to match. I use Lima/Big-Big 16t opens and various 0-6-0 & 0-4-0 locos, this is for the kids to operate at shows so they need to be robust! It's a lightweight, 1 piece baseboard (cardboard) that will (just) fit in an average sized 5 door hatch or small estate car (or my van!) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 I've got some old Atlas Code 148 points - 24" radius! It matches up with Peco Code 143 O gauge track, but I think 24" will defeat my trains. My H class Manning Wardle and my 0-4-0 Barclay go through it, but wagons won't stay coupled! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Does this count. 6’8.1/2”... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Those clearances look tight, but hey, if it works, it works! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 16 hours ago, jcm@gwr said: I've built an 5-3-3 Inglenook in 0, I managed to get it down to 6'6" x 16". I used the Marcway 3-way point (kit) and built my own copper-clad track to match. I use Lima/Big-Big 16t opens and various 0-6-0 & 0-4-0 locos, this is for the kids to operate at shows so they need to be robust! It's a lightweight, 1 piece baseboard (cardboard) that will (just) fit in an average sized 5 door hatch or small estate car (or my van!) That sounds great jcm! Have you any photographs you can share, as I would be interested to see more? Cheers, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 20 hours ago, hartleymartin said: I've got some old Atlas Code 148 points - 24" radius! It matches up with Peco Code 143 O gauge track, but I think 24" will defeat my trains. My H class Manning Wardle and my 0-4-0 Barclay go through it, but wagons won't stay coupled! I have a pair of Dapol 7 plank open wagons that will just negotiate 24" (627mm) radius curves out of the box. After replacing the three link couplings with Dapol screw link couplings they manage the reverse curve through a pair of 24" radius points with ease. A couple of drops of glue on the joints of the screw link couplings makes them much easier to couple and uncouple. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 On 25/03/2019 at 02:04, south_tyne said: That sounds great jcm! Have you any photographs you can share, as I would be interested to see more? Cheers, David Hi Dave, I've never been able to post photos (can't get my phone to talk to my 'pooter) But here's the address of an (old) thread on another forum where my mate, and fellow club member, Dan posted some. It includes some of the underside to show how it was built. mrlforum.co.uk/forums/index.php?app=forums&controller=topic&id=2465&page=2 Sorry, but I can't seem to get it to be a link! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 hour ago, jcm@gwr said: Hi Dave, I've never been able to post photos (can't get my phone to talk to my 'pooter) But here's the address of an (old) thread on another forum where my mate, and fellow club member, Dan posted some. It includes some of the underside to show how it was built. mrlforum.co.uk/forums/index.php?app=forums&controller=topic&id=2465&page=2 Sorry, but I can't seem to get it to be a link! Cheers! Don't seem to be able to get that link to work I will see whether I can track it down on that forum. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daifly Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Try http://mrlforum.co.uk/forums/index.php?app=forums&controller=topic&id=2465&page=2 Dave 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, daifly said: Try http://mrlforum.co.uk/forums/index.php?app=forums&controller=topic&id=2465&page=2 Dave Champion, that's great! Edited March 26, 2019 by south_tyne Sorry, clarifying the Geordie.... "champion" means great (just if there is any confusion!!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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