Steady progress has been recorded on the Monk Subdivision with more tracks installed in the staging. With the lift bridge completed, there is no reason to not lay track as far as I can until switching my attention to the layout itself.
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| Paper templates mockup really helps to settled down the track arrangement |
Installing track right now without delay has been an excellent idea because I've been able to test the Fast Tracks 30"/27" curved radius by using paper template. The good news is they all fit very well in my space, meaning I can finally go forward with the track plan.
Another positive thing is that after a while, it was clear I had enough space for a seventh staging track on the lift bridge and I decided to add it. The benchwork had to be enlarged in the big 180 degrees curve, but otherwise, there was plenty of space for it.
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| The lift bridge is now optimized with 8 tracks |
Then, it struck me that I also had space for an height track on the lift bridge... I did some test with spare turnouts and yes, it did all fit my space, albeit the 180 degrees curve which had to be widened anyway.
So, at the end of the day, I'm back to a 8 track staging yard, which is about the same capacity than the original 2 level staging design. This is an unexpected discovery that truly makes my day as the layout is now without any major capacity or minimum radius constraints to run all the trains I planned for it.
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