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Reply to "I had a table and benchwork designed. What are your thoughts?"

@PRR1950 posted:

Only one track-work suggestion; eliminate harsh curves entering your turntable.  Maybe scrap the slip-switch, place a crossover (or another double crossover to complement the other side) closer (west of where it is) to your turntable, and just use a single switch off the mainline to access the turntable on a straight line.  With the space you have, you should be able to have a least 2 tracks head for the turntable (with only one mainline switch), separated enough for one to be an "arrival track" for dumping ash, and the other to be a "departure track" with coal, water & sand facilities. 

You might even try to squeeze in a third and fourth track to remove the ash (empty the ash pit) and resupply the coal and sand towers.  I suggest this because your "engine facilities" appear to be one of your focal points.

Finally, just for ease of operating passenger trains, use an outside curve as large as you can fit so that everything will look as good as it runs.

Chuck

PS: OOpsie, just noticed that your benchwork seems to be against a wall.  That reach across your roundhouse to the track and switches in back is just too far.  Any chance you can build away from the walls enough to leave sufficient aisle space for emergency work?  If not, you have to rethink this plan!

Thanks for this advice! Should I scrap the transfer table idea? 

Moving from the wall would lose me a lot of potential space. It's a tight fit. Would an access hatch in the back corner work do you think?

If I move away from the wall, I feel like I lose the ability to fit O72 due to the water heater (circle). Anyone see something I am missing?

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