https://blog.model-train-help.com/2011/05/n-gauge-mountain-branch-line.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=n-gauge-mountain-branch-line Model railroads and model trains Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:32:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2011/05/n-gauge-mountain-branch-line.html#comment-1058 Mon, 23 May 2011 16:57:14 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2011/05/n-gauge-mountain-branch-line.html#comment-1058 You could also consider one of the Indian mountain railways. There is a TV series of various Indian railways to give you ideas, but whatever the layout, the problem will be the availability of authentic engines and rolling stock of the period in the scale you want.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2011/05/n-gauge-mountain-branch-line.html#comment-1055 Mon, 23 May 2011 12:10:02 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2011/05/n-gauge-mountain-branch-line.html#comment-1055 Always keep in mind that “N” scale hates steep grades worse than any other scale…

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2011/05/n-gauge-mountain-branch-line.html#comment-1051 Mon, 23 May 2011 01:23:56 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2011/05/n-gauge-mountain-branch-line.html#comment-1051 Consider at least partly a switchback or zig-zag rail line like the Cuzco-Macchu Picchu line in Peru or the one in the Blue Mountains of Australia, in order to gain altitude without excessive layout length.

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