zephyr1934

Very nice, thanks @Toastie for the cross-reference

You are going to have a large 4-wide layout here soon. Top notch work. And on a practical side, looking at your models they really illustrate how much more space efficient transfer tables are compared to switches or a ladder track of switches. Of course they also limit how many cars or locomotives that can change tracks at one time.

You just keep knocking out these amazing builds!

That's a brilliant idea for a trains-city crossover set. And so well executed, the detailing inside and out is marvelous. Amazing work

Nice work @Kiwago

Notice the steam train mural on the 2nd floor patio/cafe, that's a nice touch. And a bonus surprise train in 76450 the HP book nook And its a 4 wide train too

It's got some interesting details... but I hate the name. A "central station" with only enough platform to load a single car on a single track?

That other straight track in 60470 is a re-railer. You can see it in some of the close up photos that were posted in the past few days. The set has now been posted on JB Spielwaren with high res photos. You can see the ramps on the outside of the rail to lift an errant wheel on the outside of the track And here's the lever part Looking closer at the rerailer, the outside ramps seems to come too early. The outside ramp starts one stud before the interior trap does, and the outside ramp ends one stud before the interior trap has pulled the wheel all the way to the other rail. Probably works fine when you have two standard wheelsets adjacent to one another- the first wheel pulls the second into place for the ramp, which then lifts the first wheel anyway. Could be an issue for wheels mounted on a technic axle or for roller bearing wheels are not tight on the axle, where the lateral force might pull the wheel off. I'm sure it works enough (probably more for simply putting the train on the track). At any rate, if it doesn't work great, it could be fixed with a few more bricks both between the rails and outside the rails.

Lots of great detailing inside and out. Though the union asks if there will be a bay window installed soon so that the station master can look down the line without having to step outside.

@Andy Glascott makes sense, still looks interesting and it would be neat to see layout photos of your shows that include some of these MOCs or would they be TOCs (their own creations)

Ah... Doh! Thanks for the catch

Brilliant work! That's a very practical solution, I like the flexibility, especially with the open loop running on the yellow line. I also spotted all sorts of interesting trains in the photos, you've been busy without posting. The latter is not a complaint, life tends to make everyone busy, but whenever you have time it would be interesting to see what you've been up to with rolling stock.

Looking ever so slightly closer at the spreadsheet, there's an interesting quirk that might still have implications for trains. Specifically, the small hub has only been extended to 2028 while the train motor has been extended to 2030. I bet whatever was envisioned to replace PU has been delayed. With the track coming out the middle of the build, the station has a similar form as the leaked image of 60473 City Tower. I wonder if they are designed to go back to back. The station is $90 and looks to be 2 stories while the tower $200 looks to be 3+ stores.

Nice build!

So many inspirational builds on those shelves. Looking forward to many more amazing trains to complement these.