Passing loop and goods yard configuration

[wasdavetheroad]

Single line passing loop and entrance to goods yard.

 

Was there ever an example of the layout at A? If so I will be happy with the 'there is a prototype for everything'

 

If no and it has to be the layout B I will be faced with difficult choices.

1 - buy new turnouts, expensive at £60 each and I will need 3 of them, leaving me with 3 that I have no use for, and maybe have to wait several months before they are available anyway.

2 - Invoke the ' its my train set' rule and start track laying

 

 

 

 

[Harlequin]

Yes, Lampeter (topologically).

 

Edited November 8, 2021 by Harlequin

[kevinlms]

The way you have drawn it, shows 2 LH points at the RH end either way. The single point at the LH end is identical in both drawings, so why do you think you need 3 new points?

[F-UnitMad]

1 minute ago, kevinlms said:

The way you have drawn it, shows 2 LH points at the RH end either way. The single point at the LH end is identical in both drawings, so why do you think you need 3 new points?

Just beat me to it!!!

[wasdavetheroad]

38 minutes ago, kevinlms said:

The way you have drawn it, shows 2 LH points at the RH end either way. The single point at the LH end is identical in both drawings, so why do you think you need 3 new points?

 

Because plan A is a simple schematic and the actual plan is above (ignore the mineral line run around loop). The 3 RH points would need to be replaced with LH ones in a remodelled plan. Happily I don't need to do this.

 

[wasdavetheroad]

1 hour ago, Harlequin said:

Yes, Lampeter (topologically).

 

Thanks a lot that has saved me a lot of trouble. I have also looked at the long topic on Lampeter here and have the detailed plan detail with a bonus that a signalling plan is similar to mine 

[Paul H Vigor]

3 hours ago, wasdavetheroad said:

Single line passing loop and entrance to goods yard.

 

Was there ever an example of the layout at A? If so I will be happy with the 'there is a prototype for everything'

 

If no and it has to be the layout B I will be faced with difficult choices.

1 - buy new turnouts, expensive at £60 each and I will need 3 of them, leaving me with 3 that I have no use for, and maybe have to wait several months before they are available anyway.

2 - Invoke the ' its my train set' rule and start track laying

 

 

 

 

You might add a catch point to protect the running line from runaways from the goods yard?

[wasdavetheroad]

Already got a head shunt for that and I might use it for some sort of business, small wood yard maybe An advantage of Kato Unitrack is I can easily modify the layout.

[Happy Hippo]

You might like to visit the Signalling Record Society website and trawl through the many signal box diagrams they have on line to answer your question.

 

https://www.s-r-s.org.uk/archivediagrams.php

 

Click on drawings in the left hand column and then select which index you'd like to look at.

 

Lampeter as suggested by Phil:

 

https://www.s-r-s.org.uk/html/gwm/S2093.htm

[Flying Pig]

38 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said:

You might like to visit the Signalling Record Society website and trawl through the many signal box diagrams they have on line to answer your question.

 

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