Street scenes can always be a good starting point to add interest and activity to a model railroad layout. A typical street scene could include a garbage truck complete with garbage men carrying garbage bins to and from the kerb. There could be a garbage bin in front of every house in the street. Every neighborhood has people, kids playing, perhaps dogs barking, cars, bikes etc. A pedestrian crossing could have people waiting while cars pass through. The electricity department could have a truck parked and men up a pole working on lines. A mailman could be delivering mail, or a courier delivering a parcel, or a post office van could be parked alongside a post box while the postman is emptying it. These little details can all add interest to a street scene on a model railroad layout.

Another good addition to a model railroad layout is a railroad station scene. This could show passengers on the platforms waiting for trains. A station scene could include porters moving luggage, piles of mailbags, people queued at a ticket office and maybe some tourists with cameras. There could be a nearby level crossing, a footbridge with people walking on it, people arriving at and leaving the station, and cars dropping off or picking up passengers.

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