Ive just purchased railmodeller being a mac user and noticed that the templates for ngauge settrack are incomplete. Our technical advice bureau are here to help with any railway modelling queries. Peco is a leading manufacturer of model railway accessories and publisher of the hobbys no. Publications and subscriptions can be added to your basket. Imho, 3rd planit works more like a familiar windows program as compared with cadrail and xtrackcad, whose user interfaces are more like a traditional cad program clickmoveclick. Download this track plan from the february 2020 issue of model railroader magazine. Like 3rd planit, anyrail also feels to me a little more like a windows program than the others. Simply print this page, then cut out and arrange the pieces as needed. Peco setrack oo plan 10 industrial layout developed from the thomas the tank range. For nearly 60 years the peco technical advice bureau, tab, has been providing help and guidance to model railway enthusiasts around the world.
Walthers model railroading model railroad track by peco. This is the north americanstyle code 83 hayes bumper 2pack hoscale 2 by peco. Modelrailroad track planning software which one do you use. Layouts including a continuous run are filed under the first category, with modular plans, that may be incorporated into many different types of layout, listed in the second section. Designing a track plan incorporating the seven design elements, it becomes almost mandatory to use some type of cad track planning software. A scenic oval layoutcaernarfon harbour peco setrack oo plan 5. Model railroad track hundreds of track, roadbed, and bridge products from popular brands such as lionel, bachmann, and atlas, covering all scales g through z. Enjoy designing your layout anyrail ensures everything fits. It comes with some predesigned race tracks which can be edited by the user as per requirements. If youre using hornby track or peco setrack include hornby3r. Download the files and see them in 2d editor and 3d viewer of scarm track planner. It runs on windows, mac and linux, restore anchors for create curve. I downloaded and printed out the peco track templates that are available on their website. Initially available as freeware, the track layout software railroadprofessional quickly made a name for itself.
Heres a few things i have learned since starting to plan my new layout. Rotate switches in the direction you indicate and bend flexible track without cumbersome menu options and mouse clicks. With instant 3d viewer, model trains simulator and rich set of. Access your electricity usa ge data and share with providers to analyze. Peco for those of you who dont know, offer a free download pointwork track template. This video from shows how i created a track plan using railmodeller pro software for apple macos x. Trax supports over a hundred track programs from various manufacturers, including marklin, fleischmann, peco and tillig.
Peco pointwork track templates railway modellers club. Best track planning software model railroader magazine. Today the bureau is as active as ever, playing an important role, for the enthusiast can write in and ask those. Track plans for layouts to suit all locations peco. Waltherstm code 83 track planning template scale use this handy template to plan code 83 track projects planning your next track improvement or layout rebuilding project is easy with this template.
The accuracy of the track plans will therefore vary, but with some careful scenic work they have the potential to be modelled and recognised as a specific location. Atlas model railroad company produces ho and n scale model trains, track. Peco setrack medium oo plan 14 a twin level layout featuring a town station, goods yard and m. Something intuitive and easy to use, but fairly full featured. Scarm the leading design software for model railroad layouts. That since the writing of this article hornby points have undergone some subtle changes which have all but sorted out the problems described below. The 50 piece limitation can be worked around just save the first part, then start another part with a new name. Each package contains all the track pieces, bufferstops, power connecting clips etc. Anyrail makes model railroad design so easy, its fun. Is there any freeware available for, say, hornby or peco settrack planning. Find practical ideas and savings advice on how to reduce your energy use. Arnold atlas 55, 65, 80 bachmann ez track fasttracks n, nn3 fleischmann piccolo ibertren jhm db standard gauge kato unitrack.
Readers then can explore your track plan interactivly, scrolling and zooming in as they like. It runs on windows, mac and linux, simulation of trains. Train depot track designer is another free track planning software for windows. Best free track planning software o gauge railroading on. All products and publications can be added to your wishlist and then emailed to your local peco retailer. The problem was the same in the days of trianghornby with the finer scale wheels their models had as well. Nickel silver ho scale is the most popular of the 5 peco model train track categories, then accessories, and nickel silver n.
Just download the setup package, install it and start editing your first track plan. Track spacing is dependent on which type of track and which turnouts are used. Track plan software with free libraries of common track systems. Using peco code 100 rail and medium radius turnouts enabled me to design a fully selfcontained layout in just 6 x 1. There are also two types of rail gauge and two types of track material. This way you can try out our macos model train track planning app right away for free. By using the grid provided, you can create scale drawings for larger projects or track. With scarm you can easily create the layout of your dreams. Its also entirely independent, so you can build with almost any track. Scarm means simple computer aided railway modeller software for easy and precise design of model train layouts and railroad track plans. They are sharing the precious intellectual property, and we thank them sincerely for their trust. Anyrail the easiest model railroad design software. Model railroad track hundreds of track, roadbed, and bridge products from popular brands such as lionel, bachmann, and atlas, covering all scales g through z anyrail model railroad track planning and layout design software for the pc with sectional track and flex track of many manufacturers. Recently i had someone ask how i drew up the track plan for my layout.
Hornby loco flanges and gauging just doesnt seem to like peco pointwork. Just to add to cuyamas coment about cad methodology, 3rd planit allows you to choose how your mouse buttons work, i. Its intuitive, very easy operation, technically precise planning and the possibility to design your own track systems with the integrated library manager and track. Anyrail is probably the easiesttouse model railway design tool around. Using peco code 100 rail and medium radius turnouts enabled me to design a fully selfcontained. These tools can help you to have a quieter, smoother rolling layout without annoying derailments. The two types of rail gauge are code 100 which is the standard rail size you get from hornby and peco and then there is code 75 stream line which is produced mainly by peco. Well there are two main manufactures of 00 gauge track, hornby and peco. Even one of the modelers of north american prototype railroads at my local hobby store says that peco is what he recommends and that it is one of their bestselling items and they certainly have a broad inventory of it. Ie peco streamline track is there but it isnt called oo, same stuff though. I have seen adverts for payware tracklayout planning software. Layout plans plans have been divided according to the type of track arrangement, and the size of board they require. I have seen adverts for payware track layout planning software.
Marklin mtrack, peco finescale code 55, peco finescale code 75, peco setrack. Search it for railway layouts and railroad track plans by scale, size, tracks and other criteria. If you need more parts,just keep doing it in 50 piece chunks. The link is still on the website, but it goes to a page that states atlas. Most individuals are easily intimated by cad drawing software. The code 83 track is a more prototypical accurate rail height than code 100. All necessary tracks parts are available for designing such as straight track. Winrail x3 software patch for registered users only. Ballast spreader relieves you of a time consuming, messy chore. As well as the starting point for most model railway projects, trackplans are a fascinating aspect of the hobby in their own right. Peco 75, 83, 100, hon3, hon30 peco setrack piko atrack pilz elite proto87 55, 70, 83 roco standard and geoline shinohara 70, 100, hon3 tillig stanrd, elite, hoe, hom trix express walthers 83. This is the rail cleaner abrasive rubber block by peco.
Libraries for many brands, scales and gauges of track and turnoutspoints and model structures are included. The hornby forum is intended for discussion of all things model railways. A fast, easy and free way to plan a layout with realistic. Scarm software simple computer aided railway modeller. Create a wishlist on our website to send to your local peco retailer. Peco track ive seen a number of recommendations in favor of using peco code 55. Oct 08, 2018 imho, 3rd planit works more like a familiar windows program as compared with cadrail and xtrackcad, whose user interfaces are more like a traditional cad program clickmoveclick. Xtrackcad is a cad program for designing model railroad layouts. Track peco turnout dimensions semaphore worksheet railway modeller club of queensland worksheet no. Shop online for over 200 peco model train track at discounts up to 89%. Peco 75, 83, 100, hon3, hon30 peco setrack piko a track pilz elite proto87 55, 70, 83 roco standard and geoline shinohara 70, 100, hon3 tillig stanrd, elite, hoe, hom trix express walthers 83. Anyrail model railroad track planning and layout design software for the pc with sectional track and flex track of many manufacturers.
Download this track plan from the january 2020 issue of model railroader. Busy passenger stations, major freight yards, shops and more anywhere theres complex track work is easy to model with this spacesaving threeway turnout. Adding new components is easy with the builtin editor. Chris i did but there again i had the eye sight then to draw very accurate track plans allowing for the points which take up a. This is the most complete online database for free model train track plans and layouts of scarm projects and designs. He has a lot of ez track, so im looking for planning software to help him with that. Sep 20, 2019 scarm track planning software this is a realistic model of hof train station in germany as it was in 1951. This is the most complete online database for free model train track plans and layouts of scarm projects and designs with peco tracks.
According to the trade press, railroadprofessional is the clearest and easiest to use of all track plan programs on the market, as users confirm in numerous letters. It appears peco have refreshed their website, so for those of you who are in the process of planning your layouts trackwork this will be of help. Peco is a family owned company based in united kingdom, peco was founded in 1946 to manufacture trackwork for model railway aficionados. A fast, easy and free way to plan a layout with realistic constraints. Im going to help my teenage son get his layout going. Use this handy template to plan code 83 track projects planning your next track improvement or layout rebuilding project is easy with this template. Discussion of nonhornby brands is allowed, however, active. Primarily a place for newcomers to ask questions and seek assistance from likeminded individuals, the hornby forum offers a user community for all those interested in railways. Because i know now 50 years later after using track planning software i didnt allow enough space for the pointwork and im not convinced cjf did either. Creating a model railway track plan with railmodeller.
Accurate turnout templates are key to achieving optimal geometry and knowing you can build exactly what you design. Modelrailroad track planning software which one do you. Peco setrack oo plan 11 a goods yard scheme for shunting operations. If you havent read john armstrongs track planning for realistic operations, get yourself a copy before you do anything else.
Carrera layout track planner is a free track planning software for windows which lets you design race tracks, especially for formula f1. Mar 31, 2014 what track planning software do you find is the best. Atlas track planning software atlas model railroad. Tutorial tuesday episode 21 how to make a track plan peco. As to the atlas o right track freeware, it is no longer available. Peco turnout dimensions home calder northern group. Combine different track systems and even design your own in no time at all. Some predesigned track models are available in its library. A quick, super easy and free method to plan a layout with realistic constraints using layout design software called anyrail. To get printout like the peco templates, perhaps create a small layout of individual turnouts and then do a 1. Powerful model railroad track planning editor for easy and precise design of scaled train layouts.
Track your gas or electric usage and stay on budget. The project is designed by karlheinz marks as modular layout in n scale and the construction will start soon. Xtrkcad is really designed for flexible track, its very difficult to construct a layout with set radii but not impossible. Plans on this site have been designed using anyrail track planning software, available from. Philden model railway presents using peco track templates. With railroad professional the software for creating track plans your ideas will finally. Cad based software will guarantee everything will fit and operate as designed. Whether it is z, n, tt or h0, any scale is possible. Jun 06, 2016 a quick, super easy and free method to plan a layout with realistic constraints using layout design software called anyrail. I personnel use only hornby track and points on my most resent layout without any problems and as hornby track is cheaper than peco i have saved some money. In order to create a new track, enter the name of the track. Railmodeller express for mac free railmodeller pro.
Peco manufactures ho code 83 track and ho code 83 turnouts which are a favorite with ho scale modelers. What track planning software do you find is the best. This is another type of model railroad software that you will almost certainly find useful for your train layout not so much for planning purposes, but more for creation of signs, decals, old classic advertisements for your buildings or billboards, simulation of brick or stone walls, stained glass, window treatments, wallpaper, etc. A rewheel is often the only answer, either that or go over to hornby track. Railroadprofessional the popular track planning software. This is a realistic model of hof train station in germany as it was in 1951. Anyrail is probably the easiest to use imo with a smallish layout it is free it is limited to 50 pieces of track indeed ive heard good things about anyrail, but if you needwant more than 50 pieces. Whether youre a beginner or an old pro, laying track accurately is the secret to troublefree operation of your model railroad. Peco streamline n scale code 55 asymmetric threeway turnout.