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Thanks for the replies guys! zomboid, I’m new to running trains but enjoy modelling and tinkering with things so I’m not too sure what part of running trains will end up being my favourite but I’m drawn to freight operations and shunting. my favourite part of the uk is the west and southwest but my wife got me a Hornby east coast express train set which is LNER so I don’t think I’ll nail down an area.. maybe I’ll run a mixture of stock, at least until I’ve collected enough of each region to swap them out. although I love catching them, I’m not into modelling modern trains. So I’ll be sticking to the transition era I’d say. the space is fairly defined, it’s an L shape and I plan on keeping the shorter end as a fiddle yard. That being said I’ve actuqlly got space for a short fiddle yard in the far end in the doorway which I may expand into using lacatherdales suggestion of a suggested larger industry / port beyond. lacatherdale: thanks for the detailed reply! I really like your idea of a suggested larger industry. I was hoping to be able to use the port as an inglenook (th tracks might be too short at the moment but I ran out of track on the free design software). Running with your idea I may have the entrance to a larger industry at the end of the longest spur with a gate that can close of a short fiddle yard or casset in order to set up the inglenooks limitations / allow for the industry. Plus like you said I can shift trains from the branch to here also which sounds fun. I’ll have a play around with the track work and see if I can make the more typical approach work and delete the engine shed off of the turntable. Maybe I can put a single shed at the end of the pilot loco spur. Would it be typical to have a few short tracks running off a turntable for storage or were they only used to turn trains? i like the idea of having the TT as if I have a dairy on scene it seems right to send the trains off facing in the right direction? Thanks again guys !

Hi everyone, I’m just starting up my first proper layout. Im from Australia, but I love England as a setting.. I lived there for 7 years and married one of them! I had model trains as a kid but just the old loop under the bed. My wife has begrudgingly let me start up a ‘small’ shelf layout in the shed! Ive been collecting model train magazines for years and have a few ideas, but I lack a lot of knowledge on running trains prototypically.. Im really keen to run both passenger and freight services and would like to model a quay/dock scene as well as another major industry like a diary. I’ve put together my first track plan.. it’s got an industry on the left, the station with a smallish depot in the middle and a goods shed into a quay at the bottom and on to the right. I’d really appreciate some feedback / suggestions on what I’ve got wrong or how to improve on it so that it runs well / makes sense.