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Model Forum / General / Railroads / June 2004Quick question
What is the name of that layout that is about a foot wide, and 4 to 6 feet long, and basically is a switching game? I am looking for plans on Google, but can't get the right words in there. A link to a site of plans would also be great. Thanks:-) Tom "Timesaver". > What is the name of that layout that > is about a foot wide, and 4 to 6 feet long, and basically is a switching > game? > I am looking for plans on Google, but can't get the right words in there. A > link to a site of plans would also be great. Thanks:-) > Tom Kinda sounds like John Allen's portable switching layout/game. Much is written about and by Allen...should be easy to find. HZ  SignatureHoward Zane 5236 Thunder Hill Road Columbia, MD 21045 410-730-1036 > What is the name of that layout that > is about a foot wide, and 4 to 6 feet long, and basically is a switching > game? > I am looking for plans on Google, but can't get the right words in there. A > link to a site of plans would also be great. Thanks:-) > Tom >Kinda sounds like John Allen's portable switching layout/game. Much is >written about and by Allen...should be easy to find. >HZ Could also be an Inglenook. Named after Alan Wright's Inglenook Sidings layout. A minimal switching yard with typically just two turnouts. It is describes at: http://www.wymann.info/ShuntingPuzzles/sw-inglenook.html Alan has built and exhibited these in OO and O scales. > What is the name of that layout that >is about a foot wide, and 4 to 6 feet long, and basically is a switching >game? >I am looking for plans on Google, but can't get the right words in there. A >link to a site of plans would also be great. Thanks:-) >Tom Sounds like John Allen's "Timesaver"... > What is the name of that layout that > is about a foot wide, and 4 to 6 feet long, and basically is a switching > game? There are two that I'm familiar with. One is John Allen's "Timesaver" which is popular in the states, and the other is the "Inglenook", popular in Britain. IMNSHO, the Timesaver is better suited to contests, while the Inglenook is more of a brain-teaser for a single operator. Either can be turned into a scenicked layout with a little work but the Inglenook seem to me to look more realistic because of its simpler track plan. SignatureWhere ARE those Iraqi WMDs? Tom wrote: What is the name of that layout that is about a foot wide, and 4 to 6 feet long, and basically is a switching game? I am looking for plans on Google, but can't get the right words in there. A link to a site of plans would also be great. Thanks:-) Tom ---------------------------------------------------- Here ya' go: http://www.wymann.info/ShuntingPuzzles/sw-timesaver.html Bill Bill's Railroad Empire N Scale Model Railroad: http://www.billsrailroad.net Brief History of N Scale: http://www.billsrailroad.net/history/n-scale Resources: Links to over 700 helpful sites: http://www.billsrailroad.net/bills-favorite-links Bookstore: http://www.billsrailroad.net/bookstore.html Are you thinkin of the "Timesaver"? |
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