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I am seeking some advice on improving my track plan to make it more interesting. To do this I need to give you some of my thoughts.
I want to keep it simple with little switching and easy to get at. So I have started with a small triangle design that is raised 16 inches off the ground using trestles and bridges. Below is a picture of my yard with the track laying on the ground to get a sense of shape and size. The ground is 1 inch pea stone that I do not wish to disturb too much. Therefore I want to raise all the track using trestles. I do plan on moving from this house in the next year or so and my next layout will incorporate trestle, bridges and ballast so I figure if I make most of it now it will be easier later.
The back of the yard slopes down 13 or so inches therefore the trestles will be made to take most or all of the slope out so the track will be off the ground a min of 16 inches. Below is a rough drawing showing the grade of the slope from a level line using string,steaks and a level.
I have 3 bridges made to put on each straight run. I am still making trestles but only half done. I have not got much experience designing layouts and would like to hear you honest thoughts good and bad.
More pictures can be seen on my web site.
I want to keep it simple with little switching and easy to get at. So I have started with a small triangle design that is raised 16 inches off the ground using trestles and bridges. Below is a picture of my yard with the track laying on the ground to get a sense of shape and size. The ground is 1 inch pea stone that I do not wish to disturb too much. Therefore I want to raise all the track using trestles. I do plan on moving from this house in the next year or so and my next layout will incorporate trestle, bridges and ballast so I figure if I make most of it now it will be easier later.

The back of the yard slopes down 13 or so inches therefore the trestles will be made to take most or all of the slope out so the track will be off the ground a min of 16 inches. Below is a rough drawing showing the grade of the slope from a level line using string,steaks and a level.

I have 3 bridges made to put on each straight run. I am still making trestles but only half done. I have not got much experience designing layouts and would like to hear you honest thoughts good and bad.
More pictures can be seen on my web site.