Street car layout

zdrada69 Jun 2, 2022

  1. zdrada69

    zdrada69 TrainBoard Member

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    Some people asked me in Altenbeken: What is your next project ?
    I have plenty of ideas and one of them is a small streetcar layout. This is of course inspired by a model I have. I detailed this streetcar and checked how it is doing on Rokuhan Shorty tracks and curves:



    I did some basic planning and collected necessary tracks. My concept is a simple dogbone style layout with a small addition - two turnouts and one extra straight (almost) track.

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    Not everything is going to be visible. I plan to make visible red square:

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    The green square will be "diorama" - elevated 4 track railway line to display some trains. This is based on actual location in Gdansk (Lech Walesa) - Poland :

    https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiado...ku-wrzeszczu-dostanie-drugie-zycie-96603.html

    https://www.trojmiasto.pl/wiadomosci/Nastawnia-kolejowa-w-Gdansku-w-rejestrze-zabytkow-n87482.html

    I also plan to have the streetcar line going under the bridge:

    https://www.trojmiasto.pl/wiadomosc...ke-ze-zrywana-trakcja-na-Hallera-n135753.html

    The whole layout is going to be 100cmx40cm and visible part will be 66 cm (Marklin flex). Finally there will be a possibility for 2 streetcar to be used without complicated wiring - just using a Rokuhan turnouts as a source to power/unpower part of the track.
     
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  2. mdvholland

    mdvholland TrainBoard Member

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    Interesting, I love to follow your progress, please keep posting!

    For the bridge tower, you might be able to use / kitbash this kibri kit?
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    Matt
     
  3. rray

    rray Staff Member

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    This looks like an interesting layout. Will enjoy seeing your progress.
     
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  4. zdrada69

    zdrada69 TrainBoard Member

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    I have this modell and plan to use it.
     
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  5. CNE1899

    CNE1899 TrainBoard Member

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    Pawel,
    I agree with Rob, I will be following.

    Scott
     
  6. gmorider

    gmorider TrainBoard Member

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    With regards to traction, I have only one thing to say. STOP IT! (Too much temptation.) I mean it. It is much too cool.
     
  7. bremner

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    Have you thought about reversing the turnouts so the main routing is straight?
     
  8. zdrada69

    zdrada69 TrainBoard Member

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    This would be a little bit better looking but geometry of the layout would be more complicated and the size bigger. I want to keep in rather narrow. Anyway - thank you for this comment.
     
  9. zdrada69

    zdrada69 TrainBoard Member

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    Baseboard was prepared:

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    Checking out tracks:

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    Background perspective - line of Kibri houses assamblied 15 years ago:

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  10. rray

    rray Staff Member

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    I wish I could work that fast, and with that quality. I have been working on my TTZ modules for almost 3 years now and still only have 2 modules with track.
     
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  11. CNE1899

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    Pawel,
    You are an inspiration. Dioramas, modules, and layouts one after the other, and each one very good!

    Rob,
    I hear ya, I haven't finished anything I've started.:(

    Scott
     
  12. zdrada69

    zdrada69 TrainBoard Member

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    Rob,
    You have many other wonderfull projects completed !

    Pawel
     
  13. zdrada69

    zdrada69 TrainBoard Member

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    Tracks were attached to the layout box and I started to construct elevated 4 track railway "diorama" base. The areas on the left and right hand side of this construction will be hidden parts of the layout.

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    There will be a bridge:

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    Railway track are 660mm Marklin flex tracks. I plan to use KIBRI signal box of bridge/gate style. This model was assamblied approximately 15 years ago

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    Street car - this is the starting point of the concept of this layout

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    The railway part needs some extra height - there is not eough space for the street car with pantograph:

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  14. rray

    rray Staff Member

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    Nice progress! Those are some tiny streetcars, they really look good!
     
  15. JoeS

    JoeS TrainBoard Member

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    Looks good! It really is a novel concept. Can’t wait to see this completed.
     
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  16. CNE1899

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    Pawel,
    Nice progress! I like the raised center area with the track running around.

    Scott
     
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  17. zdrada69

    zdrada69 TrainBoard Member

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    Summer is time for other hobbies...
    Finally I made small progress with the signal box. The balcony was added as well as protective net (there will be a catenary below).
    I also added some markings and the railway man. You can compare it with "raw" Kibri model:

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  18. CNE1899

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    Pawel,
    Excellent job! Looking closer to the prototype.

    Scott
     
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  19. John Bartolotto

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    Beautiful!! That's THE best painting and modification of that Kibri kit that I've ever seen done.
     
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  20. zdrada69

    zdrada69 TrainBoard Member

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    Thank you.
    My approach is simple - look at the prototypes. This is not exact model but details are inspired by the real world.
     
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