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Subject:	Re: Cramped city with a train and a monorail running through it soon. Need some help on how to do this.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains
Date:	Mon, 18 Oct 1999 23:46:35 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Ryan Smith writes: > My city got smaller when I moved it up to the ledge and soon I'm going to have > a train and a monorail running through it. My city is 40in X 190in. I would > like to know how to get both of these running in such a cramped space. I don't > have very many train crossings and there's also not enough room :( Most of my > buildings take up the space. > Could anybody give me a suggestion on this? This was and is a problem in real cities. The solution is to either elavate the railway (or monorail) or go underground. Since I like to see my trains I would go with the elevated option. See Matt's LEGO® Train Depot at <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/train_depot/> for principles on elevating track. - Jim ---

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		Re: Cramped city with a train and a monorail running through it soon. Need some help on how to do this.
(...) You might want to start with the track at a fixed hight (10-12 bricks high) above the streets, and running a loop. I have to say that the monorail is probably easier to do this with than the train...The train is a bit clunky to raise up high (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)

		RE: Cramped city with a train and a monorail running through it soon. Need some help on how to do this.
(...) Hmmm, I remember a thread a while back (maybe even on RTL) that discussed putting the tracks on a ledge and only having big turnarounds at the ends. This way, you could let your railway go "under" the city and still have a cutaway view of the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)

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		Cramped city with a train and a monorail running through it soon. Need some help on how to do this.
My city got smaller when I moved it up to the ledge and soon I'm going to have a train and a monorail running through it. My city is 40in X 190in. I would like to know how to get both of these running in such a cramped space. I don't have very many (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)

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