James River Branch: Track Plans

South Richmond

For those who want to cram a substantial amount of industrial switching into a compact space, this traditional racetrack plan does the job. There are no grades and no track to cut.

Notes on operation: You can run two trains simultaneously on this layout, although if you need to use the mainline crossovers as a runaround, it becomes tricky since one train would need to be parked. In addition to the four feeders shown in the plan, two pairs of insulators are needed at each of the two crossovers for two-train operation; however, using DCC would do away with the need for insulators and multiple feeders.

PLAN OVERVIEW
Overall size: 20" X 37"
Gridline spacing: 6"

LEGEND
Insulated joiners
910 "special case" switches

TUTORIALS
Working with switches
Burying switch machines

TRACK PARTS LIST
904 R195 45º curve: 8
905 feeder: 2
906 uncoupler: 4
910 left switch: 4
911 right switch: 5
913 R220 45º curve: 8
917 220mm straight: 5

NOTES
The 6 #902 straight sections and the 3 #912 curved sections required come with the switches.

This layout can be built using Märklin track or Rokuhan track. Because of the design of Märklin and Rokuhan switches, there are no limitations on where remote-control switches can be used.

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