00559 Interim PDF Edition - Champex-Linden

Using curves,
bridges and racks,
you can build a
large layout on a
steep slope.
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There are many impressive model railroads in many scales, but no other
model railroad is as magnificient as a large LGB layout. There are no little
trains with little details. There are big locomotives making big sounds
pulling big trains on big tracks crossing big bridges between big stations. It
is the difference between a band and a symphony, between a flower and a
garden.
In this chapter, you'll see large LGB layouts from around the world, and
hopefully, you'll be inspired to build your own.
Winding Up the Mountain
Edwin Herkner's pike had to be located on a slope in his garden, and so
he designed a winding layout with a bold route.
The end points of the layout are separated by an incredible difference in
elevation of 2.54 meters (8.3 feet). The "Lichtenberg-Grubstädter-Bahn" is
70 meters (230 feet) long and is built mainly with R2 radius curved
sections.
From the Lichtenberg station (B),
the line leads to the highest point
on the line, a sawmill (S) on the
upper reversing loop. In the other
direction, along a steep slope, it
curves over a high wooden bridge
down to the Waldau station (C).
From here, the railway descends at
a steady downhill grade of 3.5%
past the gravel plant to the
Grubstadt station (D) in the lower
reversing loop.