FIRST RADIUS

OO GAUGE · HORNBY SETRACK

Ready-made OO track plans

Every plan here is checked to close, fit its board and leave no overlapping track, and comes with a full parts list. Open any of them in the planner to change the board size or make it your own.

Train set extensions

Starter oval on a 6 × 4 board The classic first layout: a 1st radius oval with long straights. 6 × 4 FT Add a siding to your train set oval One point and a few straights turn an oval into a railway with somewhere to park. 6 × 4 FT Train set oval with a passing loop Two points and a loop on the outside let one train wait while another goes by. 6 × 4 FT Oval with a three-road goods yard A 1st radius oval with three sidings inside for shunting wagons. 6 × 4 FT

Two-train layouts

Double oval for two trains A 1st radius oval inside a 2nd radius oval: two trains running at once. 6 × 4 FT Double oval with a crossover Two ovals joined by a crossover, so trains can swap between loops. 6 × 4 FT Double oval with a siding Two ovals plus a siding off the outer loop to park a third train. 6 × 4 FT

Small spaces

Small oval on a 4 × 3 board A compact 1st radius oval for a 4 × 3 ft board or a large table. 4 × 3 FT Shunting layout on a door Why an oval won't fit a door, and a three-siding shunting plan that will. DOOR · 6FT6 × 2FT6 Shelf shunting plank, 6 × 1 ft Three sidings on a one-foot shelf: a full layout with no curves at all. SHELF · 6 × 1 FT

Bigger curves

2nd radius oval for bigger locos Gentler curves for larger locos and long coaches, still on a 6 × 4 board. 6 × 4 FT