tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363099013151238708.post4978131516189165960..comments2022-12-01T17:29:21.728-08:00Comments on Temiscouata Railway Connors Branch in S scale: Planning Follow UpMatthieu Lachancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06812873374306516493noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363099013151238708.post-78167270373658239202022-11-28T06:55:48.779-08:002022-11-28T06:55:48.779-08:00Salut Matthieu - Fantastic work on the Connors lin...Salut Matthieu - Fantastic work on the Connors line! Would you be interested in connecting outside of Blogger? I live close to Connors and am equally obsessed as you are + I might have a few golden nuggets for you as well :) Let me know... A+P Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779777356667134862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363099013151238708.post-61763746700310999882019-04-21T21:06:16.995-07:002019-04-21T21:06:16.995-07:00Hi Ryan! Sorry for my very late reply. I didn'...Hi Ryan! Sorry for my very late reply. I didn't get the notification. Indeed, both prototypes share extremely similar operation patterns. I agree a traverser or something similar with about 3 tracks would be the best. I'm actually thinking about ways to make it works in a streamlined and efficient way. Your suggestion is quite close to what I had in mind. Temiscouata has been a long project for me. Still nothing built, but I know I'll go there some day!<br /><br />Happy to have inspired you in a way or another!Matthieu Lachancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812873374306516493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363099013151238708.post-8819889576306085622018-12-14T05:15:58.291-08:002018-12-14T05:15:58.291-08:00Hi, Matthieu. I've spent the last few days goi...Hi, Matthieu. I've spent the last few days going through your blog, and I gotta say, I share a lot of the same philosophies with regard to layout design. Your "Thinking Out Loud" series was wonderful, and I found myself nodding right along. <br /><br />I'm designing a layout with similar design considerations as your Temiscouata work in progress. Prototype-based, single station, limited but interesting switching, and set in the early 1900s. Like you, I also am better fooled when the trains can arrive from off scene and then depart for the rest of the world, so have been putting considerable thought into staging. Because the Temiscouta at Connors and my prototype of the White Deer & Loganton at Loganton are so closely aligned, I thought I'd share where I am with how to manage an entire day of train operations in Loganton via my current staging theory. This is so close to your scenario, you can probably look at your track plan and follow right along. <br /><br />Like Connors, short trains are the rule (the narrow gauge WD&L only owned 14 revenue cars, so...). The morning starts with Train No.1 in town, where the locomotive and it's crew has over-nighted. "Play" begins as the locomotive moves from it's siding, takes coal and water, and begins working Loganton (or, Connors). The early train doesn't see much beyond the milk car, the combine, and maybe a single gondola or box car. <br /><br />Once the early morning train is made up, No.1 leaves the scene, off down the valley to staging. Here, there is a three-track traverser, 30" long, with a short locomotive lead beyond. I don't need a turntable because the WD&L always ran their Climaxes with the smokey end 'uphill', but your turntable will act the same as my loco lead. You just get to turn your engines roundy-round.<br /><br />No.1 enters an empty traverser track, uncouples, and pulls onto the loco lead (turntable). Train No.2 has been staged on another traverser track. That track is now aligned with the main, and No.2 heads for town, does it's switching, and the loco ties up for a bit while the crew goes for beans and a nap. <br /><br />Meanwhile, back at staging... No.1 'runs around' the third consist (staged on the final traverser track) on the now empty No.2 track. Track No.3 is aligned, and the loco backs, couples up, and is ready for its next run. <br /><br />From here, it's could be a never ending cycle of trains between town and staging. The three track traverser will be my fiddle yard and car storage all together. With a long enough lead, you can build trains as if in a yard with WAY less space, since there are no turnouts. Heck, I ran this on a table top with index cards as stand-ins for locos and cars and I can run full operations with a single locomotive. Talk about achievable! I think a 36" long, 3-track traverser plus a small turntable could be an ideal staging scenario for a lot of these small layouts. <br /><br />Speaking of which... I think Trevor does something similar with Port Rowan.<br /><br />Anyway... I thought this might inspire some thought on your end since your blogs have certainly inspired thought on mine. Thanks for taking the time to write... I've enjoyed reading the posts immensely. <br /><br />RyanRyan Sabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960935341869179685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363099013151238708.post-20024812399034114612018-12-05T11:19:04.469-08:002018-12-05T11:19:04.469-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ryan Sabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960935341869179685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363099013151238708.post-61407672495400081572018-11-26T19:25:26.620-08:002018-11-26T19:25:26.620-08:00Hi Simon, sorry for my very late reply, it seems I...Hi Simon, sorry for my very late reply, it seems I didn't "notice" the notification. I have no specific plans how to handle the staging track at this point. A cassette could indeed be a simple yet practical way to achieve the same goal with more efficiency. To some extent, it could even be not required to have the track curving along the wall and instead have a cassette right at the end of the yard. Temiscouata mixed trains were extremely short and would fit on a 36 inches long cassette.Matthieu Lachancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812873374306516493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363099013151238708.post-63378984121187460042018-10-11T03:10:32.514-07:002018-10-11T03:10:32.514-07:00How about using cassettes for the fiddle yard?How about using cassettes for the fiddle yard?Simon Dunkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524485143477411155noreply@blogger.com