What's the minimum length for a roundy roundy/tailchaser for operating between 4-8 coaches?

[AndyB]

1 hour ago, MichaelE said:

Thanks Keith. And expanded it has. I've added a eight track yard to the extreme left loop extending to the bottom of the drawing. The yard lead starts at the upper, outer track at the top with a #8 Peco a bit before the curve.

Hi Michael.

Could you point us to your layout's YouTube video?  

Definitely sounds as if it's worth watching.

Thanks in advance. 

Andy

[TheSignalEngineer]

I am building a roundy in a room fractionally over 8 feet square. About 2/3 of the track length, probably just over 20 feet. is visible between the scenic breaks. It has very little straight track which I think makes the run look longer.

There are two hidden loops each way which will take a tender loco and five, possibly six at a squeeze, bogie coaches or 12-15  mixed goods wagons. A private siding in front of a factory hides the loops and makes use of the space on that side.

There is a station on the opposite side to the loops with a fairly wide bridge carrying a main road and elevated station building in the corner of the layout. One end of the platforms is under the bridge which also seems to make the run look longer as it is difficult to see the whole of the track from one point. A branch with sidings comes in at the opposite end to the bridge. it is fed by two hidden sidings.

It's possible to have about six trains set up at a time with two actually moving and up to four in sight at once.

[KeithMacdonald]

8 hours ago, Keith Addenbrooke said:

Having spent a lot of time happily watching the YouTube videos of this layout,

 

Links please?

[Keith Addenbrooke]

17 hours ago, AndyB said:

Hi Michael.

Could you point us to your layout's YouTube video?  

Definitely sounds as if it's worth watching.

Thanks in advance. 

Andy

 

11 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said:

 

Links please?

 

@MichaelE is based in the States, so I hope it's OK if I reply quickly as it's nighttime.  The place to look is the Swiss Forum here on RMweb, where Michael has a number of threads, some with embedded links to his videos, others with photos of the layout: here are some of them

 

RhB in the USA

 

Building Langwies

 

Continuing Work at Langwies

 

Hope that helps - sorry I haven't time for a more detailed reply (bit busy this week, sorry).  Thanks, Keith.

[MichaelE]

On 18/12/2023 at 12:37, AndyB said:

Hi Michael.

Could you point us to your layout's YouTube video?  

Definitely sounds as if it's worth watching.

Thanks in advance. 

Andy

 

This should be the correct link to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbn3jWx1zuRtAPxwlRZ5EAA

[Keith Addenbrooke]

Purely for reference, further to my contribution to this thread last Summer, I was reminded of it again yesterday when I set up a test circuit for some newly acquired stock.  This is H0: coaches are all full scale length 1:87 (ie: 303mm = 26.4m) and the table top is 1.8m x 1.0m.  Track is Setrack using 2nd radius curves (438mm or 17.24")

 

 

Model Notes:

• European Rolling Stock uses kinematic couplings designed to navigate table top layouts without buffers locking  with tight curves (sometimes tighter).  Equivalent UK / OO stock may not traverse 2nd radius curves.
• At the same time the close couplings close up on straight sections - these are entirely unmodified coaches.

Prototype Notes:

• The Orient Red / White Livery was introduced by the DB in the late 1980s.  By this time newer coach liveries were also appearing, so while this consist could be entirely prototypical, it is more likely the coaches would not all be matching and there would be some with the new red / white / pink stripe livery as well.
• It is common for European trains not to include a brake coach in their consist, so this is not unusual.

As I say - just for reference.  The train takes up half the circuit when stationary.  Keith.

 

(Apologies - transferring the video to YouTube has left it rather fuzzy: the original was clearer)

 

Edited January 29 by Keith Addenbrooke
(Additional information in italics)