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Re: UK Reddifest Train Layout
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 16 Mar 2000 22:48:36 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> From humble beginnings...
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> Amongst the pictures of the recent LegoFest held by a small group of AFOLs in
> the UK are several of a train layout with some custom trains and stations.
That large station rocks! The paired station tracks with the large platforms
are neato. The platforms may be a bit wide, but using the large pieces is the
only way to go, the mind boggles at the number of gray plates and bricks that
would be otherwise required.
Is british proto practice typically to use pairs of tracks? US practice
sometimes uses only a single track (which puts platforms on both sides of the
train, sometimes a handy thing.
++Lar
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 | | Re: UK Reddifest Train Layout
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| (...) The brits did all kinds of things...islands, and ones on both sides. "my" station in OO had 2 platforms, one for each track (Long Marton, S&C). A lot of the terminuses had 2 tracks side by side, then platform, so only one side of the train (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: UK Reddifest Train Layout
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| "Larry Pieniazek" <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:FrJE10.92G@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) In the Netherlands practically every station has the layout 'platform'-'track to east' - 'track to west'-'platform' (replace east and west by north (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: UK Reddifest Train Layout
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| (...) Platform plates are the main issue. Making several platforms run the length of a metroliner is tough. But I keep searching them out. Many of the ones at the fest were contributed by the group. The station is work in progress. I will keep (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | UK Reddifest Train Layout
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| From humble beginnings... Amongst the pictures of the recent LegoFest held by a small group of AFOLs in the UK are several of a train layout with some custom trains and stations. Nothing yet on the likes of some of the US layouts, but we all need to (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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