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Reply to "Sectional Layout Design, 3 Variants: Atlas-O O54&O63; Atlas-O O72/O81; American Models S48/S54."

Here is the exposed double-ended staging track.  Only one #5 turnout is hidden, in the upper left, but is reachable from the access area.  The minimum diameter is O81.

O72-O81V4c-exposed

And here with the elevated terrain and tracks.

O72-O81V4c

Pretty hard to reach a derailment in the staging track area - no fix for that at present.  But with #5 turnouts and O81 minimum, derailments SHOULD be rare 😉.   Better run dead slow on entering and exiting to reduce the risk.

Alternatively, for those who are risk-averse, the staging tracks could be the (original) single-ended, and ending at the maximum reach beneath the elevated scenery, from the upper-left access area.

There could be an opening in the level foundation in the lower-left corner, to allow a person beneath the layout, to reach the hidden staging tracks.  Not fun, but might work out, perhaps better than nothing.

Perhaps a board with indicator lights, to show how far a train has advanced in each staging track, will help.

Perhaps a grabber stationed at each access area will help to extend the reach:

grabber

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Last edited by Ken-Oscale

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