Reply to "Help me decide on layout – Opinions wanted"

@DL&W Pete posted:

I like the third design, you could run two trains at the same time.

I stared at it for a few minutes to try to make sure I wasn't missing something obvious.... And I still can't see how to run 2 trains simultaneously without risk of collision?

I can see how to park 2 additional trains on the lower sidings (if power is switched off if conventional), but I can't see how to run 2 easily without something complicated to avoid collision.  All possible paths seem to involve the upper left and right corners of the oval.

I do like the variety of possible paths in that layout though.  If I count right 4 possible reversing loop paths.  That's sort of neat.

-Dave