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One more problem with the track plan is that it is in someone's imagination! The pointwork from the station throat (bottom right) to the sidings shows six pionts in series. With a medium radius point being 8.5 inches long, that means point array length of 51 inches, not the approx 3 feet shown!
Even in some track plan books, not enough room is allowed for pointwork. The best way of planning is to put actual track onto your baseboard roughly into the position you have in mind. You will be surprised at how quickly your "big" baseboard dissapears and how little you can get into 10 x 7.
Don't be tempted to use "settrack" points to save space; not many locos will go through them.
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