Real Life Track Plans

[DescendingSadly]

Hi guys,

I am looking to build a model railway from scratch in my loft, I would like to base it on a real station (E.g Manchester Piccadilly or Victoria). Is it possible to get diagrams of these stations and then create a track map for OO scale?

Thank you.

 

[Oswyntail]

Excellent project, and one I have often considered over a cuppa (Preston in the 60's would be my choice). But, sadly, I don't have a loft the size of a double garage - and that doesn't allow for running anything out of the station. So it's a smaller station for me

 

[ralphchadkirk]

Try the NR Baseline Declaration Sectional Appendix. Sorry, don't have link to hand.

 

[EM2]

Try the Quail map books:
http://www.trackmaps.co.uk/diagrams.htm

 

[DescendingSadly]

Thanks for that chaps. I have the quail diagrams, what's the best way to transpose this into what sections of track I need to buy? Would I just use flexitrack?

 

[Fincra5]

Thanks for that chaps. I have the quail diagrams, what's the best way to transpose this into what sections of track I need to buy? Would I just use flexitrack?

I would just use flexi track.

 

[Heinz57]

Yes use flexitrack, also for points, use those from the Peco Streamline range. They are much more like the real life ones, and give a gap between tracks which is much closer in scale to real life

 

[EM2]

You can get track planning software too. I don't have links to hand, but a Google for XTrkCad and WinRail will find two examples

 

[Heinz57]

AnyRail is good too

http://www.anyrail.com/index_en.html