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Track Plan, Map The track plan concept for this layout embodies a nominally equivalent amount of left hand curves to the amount of right hand curves. The intent being to equalise rollingstock wear and tear. The alignments are a blend of three real railways in Queensland, Australia; The Innisfail Tramway, the Cairns Mulgrave Tramway and the Kuranda Scenic Railway. Some other influences include the railways in the Queenstown and Zeehan area of Tasmania, also in NSW, Burrenjuck Tramway and Bulahdelah area timber tramways. Related pages Index - Home Track Plan, Map Latest News Locomotives Rollingstock Bridges Buildings Line Side Description History Links Basement . Map of BTR . Diagramatic Track Plan at Tabletop Diagramatic Track Plan at Shenanigan's Wharf . Map of Southern Line . . . . . Top curcuit "Go Around" & whole layout "Loop to Loop" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Latest Update; 17th June, 2020 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rails from house basement emerge at lower left of the drawing below. The line crosses the pathway to connect to Garden Railway at Sundial Junction. Trains meander through rainforest up to Cubby Halt, then up to Skink Station then through the Spiral Cutting then onward to Shenanigan's Wharf. From there trains run up the escarpment to the terminus at Tabletop Station and the Wharf on the Barron River where goods to & from the west are transhipped. The drawing above is 'clickable' so you can view an enlargement. . The Line Map schematic below depicts the journey from Tabletop Wharf down grade from the Tablelands to the seaside town of Shenanigan's Wharf, thence along the coast to the seaside town of Sundial. From there, trains run a return trip back up to Shenanigan's and then back up to Tabletop.   This Line Map (below) allows you to view any locality along the line.   The view is taken from the rear of the train as it travels downgrade.   Down the left side is a LINE representation of the route.  - - - - - - - The BLUE font words are 'clickable' - to see pictures. . Tabletop Shunting Lead Road (on the Barron River) Points to Goods Shed. Tabletop Goods Shed Points to Through Road & Station, diverge to Wharf Road. Tabletop Wharf (on the Barron River) Back up from Wharf to Points and divert to Station Road. Tabletop Station South Junction (from Devil's Pinch or the Coal Loader. Possum Bend Mosquito Flats, Combo Station/Goods Shed Hells Gate Junction (from Hells Gate Coal Loader) Passing Loop Junction, divert to Finch Haven Finch Haven Station platform Amber Junction (Passing Loop joins Main Line) Warren Truss bridge over Frog Hollow) Brumby Bridge, curved trestle & timber girder spans Junction to Goods Shed & Engine Shed Shenanigans Goods Shed Back up to points and divert to Wharf & Station. Shenanigans Wharf (on Ocean Bay & the Sea) Shenanigans Station Grasshopper Siding (transhipment road) bypass Tabletop Possum Bend Mosquito Flats, Combo Station/Goods Shed Hells Gate Junction (from Hells Gate Coal Loader) Passing Loop Junction divert onto Passing Loop Escarpment Bend (for Hammock Junction) Hammock Junction, divert to Purgatory Scrub Purgatory Scrub Station Spiral Junction (divert here to Devils Pinch) Spiral Bridge (Twin Bridges) Devil's Pinch Station Coal Loader Junction (line from Coal Loader) Skink Bridge - line to Possum Bend Possum Bend Mosquito Flats, Combo Station/Goods Shed Hells Gate Junction (Line from Coal Loader) Passing Loop Junction, divert onto Passing Loop Escarpment Bend (to Hammock Junction) Hammock Junction, divert to Purgatory Scrub Purgatory Scrub Station Spiral Junction, divert to Spiral Line Spiral Cutting Spiral Bridge Skink Station Table Tunnel Cubby Bridge Cubby Halt Curve into Orange Orange Bridge Portage Junction (Line from Sundial Station) Curve approach onto Bridge Frog Bridge Curved trestle to Frog Bridge Sundial Junction, (Line up from Basement) Sundial Bridge approach into Sundial Station Sundial Passing Loop Sundial Station Portage Junction - return back up to Cubby Halt & beyond. . The main area of the BTR is the elevated section where most train running activities occur. Note that the TABLE has two station complexes that overlap each other. A little imagination here enables facilities to be shared. Tabletop Station precinct overlaps and blends in with Shenanigan's precinct. The drawing below is 'clickable', just hover the curser over locality NAMES then click. To see pages on each feature / locality Move curser over the Track Plan, then 'click' over a Locality name to see details. . To see a closeup Diagram of the track plan at Tabletop/Shenanigan's, just 'click' on the drawing box below. . . Sundial Loop allows trains to return to the main Garden Railway. to see a Close Up of the drawing 'click' on the photo below. To see a page for each locality on that drawing, Move curser over the locality NAME in the 'clickable' drawing below. . . There is also a line that runs from Sundial Junction, across Pathway Bridge then through 'Hole in the Wall' into the Basement under the house. This allows trains to be stored on sidings out of the weather. To view details of the Basement G Scale circuit just 'click' within the sketch BOX below. . . In the crawl space under the house the grade is compensated to slow trains down. Trains that are in the basement can be managed in several ways; * Put onto storage shelves or into boxes for storage. * Sent further to the Fiddle Yard where train swaps are done. * deviated to a basement loop track to go back out to Garden Railway. . . Watch a short Video on the Basement balloonloop and circuit. just 'click' on the photo below. . To ride Home, click on your ticket . <BGSOUND src="allaboard.wav"> You can click on each of the Related pages in the navigation panel at the Top left of this Page, to continue.