H0-Switching layout based on Trix C Track on 240×100 cm with Freight yard, Fiddle Yard and Grain Lift

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Trix Gleisplan Rangieranlage
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Grain Mill

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Grain-Lift

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Shed for locomotive of the mill

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Grain Yard

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Grain yard and interchange track

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Run around

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Plattform

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Pull-out track to operate the loading points to the left

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Freiladegleis

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Loading ramp with several sheds and storages

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Head ramp

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Ladestraße

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Embankment

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Arcades

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Road bridge to the freight station. At the same time it hides the curved track a bit

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Freight station, with bypass and stump track for locomotive change.

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Fiddle yard

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Increase in the curve from 0 cm in the freight station to 5 cm in Wallscheid

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Mirror to enlarge the scene

H0 Gleisplan: Getreide und Mehlübergabe in Wallscheidt

The challenge was to create a small switching layout with the TRIX C Track in H0 Gauge. It should be easy to build and to be removable and stowable. The size is about 8 x 3.3 ft. I have once seen a small switching layout with a grain lift wich i found pretty cool. So I decided to take that as the core element of the switching layout.
In the front I placed the 3 track fiddle yard. in a long turn the track leads to the station with the interchange track the switch to the grain-yard and a couple of smaller sheds and workshops. To create a idea of distance the fiddle yard is about 2inch lower than te yard. A road bridge and a couple of trees shall cover the bow between Fiddle yard and switching yard in the rear part.

Trix C Track and Märklin C-Gleis are almost the same. But Märklin C-Track has a few more elements than Trix. Slip switches are missing completely at Trix so there is a special challenge to create a small switching layout with the less options of Trix C track.

Trix Gleisplan Rangieranlage