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---+!! Barnington Layout

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This layout has no strict prototype but it is inspired by the Farmington junction. In Farmington the Maine Central Railroad (standard gauge) met the narrow gauge Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad. The junction had some interesting crossings that are the main reason for me to build this layout.


---++ Track Plan

[[%ATTACHURL%/barnington.png][<img width="1001" alt="Click to see large version" src="%ATTACHURL%/barnington-s.png" height="404" border="0" />]]

I drew the track plan with !XTrkCad. [[http://www.xtrkcad.org/][XTrkCad]] is a powerful CAD program for designing Model Railroad layouts. It is available for GNU/Linux and Windows and it is free!

My drawing is [[%ATTACHURL%/barnington.xtc][downloadable]] and free for use.


---++ Module Engine Terminal

[[%ATTACHURL%/barnington-module-a1.jpg][<img width="558" alt="Click to see large version" src="%ATTACHURL%/barnington-module-a1-s.jpg" height="290" border="0" />]]

[[%ATTACHURL%/barnington-module-a2.jpg][<img width="539" alt="Click to see large version" src="%ATTACHURL%/barnington-module-a2-s.jpg" height="237" border="0" />]]

[[%ATTACHURL%/underside.jpg][<img width="320" alt="Click to see large version" src="%ATTACHURL%/underside-s.jpg" height="240" border="0" />]]

[[%ATTACHURL%/switchstand.jpg][<img width="233" alt="Click to see large version" src="%ATTACHURL%/switchstand-s.jpg" height="174" border="0" />]]


---++ Trackwork

   * Narrow gauge (HOn30) 
      * rails: code 55 (except crossings, code 70)
      * Turnouts: Atlas N Code 55 #5 Turnout converted to HOn30, see [[TrackWork#How_To_Convert_an_Atlas_N_Code_5][How To Convert an Atlas N Code 55 Turnout to HOn30]]
      * Crossings: scratch built, see [[TrackWork#How_To_Scratch_Build_a_Narrow_Ga][How To Scratch Build a Narrow Gauge Standard Gauge Crossing]]
   * Standard gauge (HO)
   * 
      * rails: code 70
      * Turnouts: scratch built (single slip switch #4)
For details see TrackWork.


---++ Structures

   * The two stall *roundhouse* has its prototype from Kennebec Central and is a [[http://www.hon3.com/][Stevens Creek Models]] laser kit.
   * The *turntable* begun its life as a N scale Peco turntable. My brother milled down the plastic deck about 0.8 mm. For the new wooden deck I glued single woodstrips. I removed the cast on pit rail and replaced it with code 55 rail on shortened ties. The turntable diameter is about 43 scale feet, just long enough for my largest Pine River Short Line engine, a Sango 2-6-0 Dachshund.


---++ Electrical Wiring, Control

   * 19 blocks, gaps for both rails
   * Two-cab control with SPDT center-off toggle switches
   * Hand thrown switches with powered frogs

[[%ATTACHURL%/controlpanel.pdf][<img width="627" alt="Click to see large version" src="%ATTACHURL%/controlpanel.gif" height="382" border="0" />]]

[[%ATTACHURL%/layout-harness1.jpg][<img width="348" alt="Click to see large version" src="%ATTACHURL%/layout-harness1-s.jpg" height="232" border="0" />]]

[[%ATTACHURL%/layout-harness2.jpg][<img width="348" alt="Click to see large version" src="%ATTACHURL%/layout-harness2-s.jpg" height="232" border="0" />]]

[[%ATTACHURL%/layout-harness3.jpg][<img width="348" alt="Click to see large version" src="%ATTACHURL%/layout-harness3-s.jpg" height="232" border="0" />]]


-- Main.PeterSchmid - 2011-05-09

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Topic revision: r4 - 2011-05-16 - PeterSchmid