Stub track

A track that ends at one side, usually closed off with a buffer stop.

Dutch

kopspoor

German

Stumpfgleis

Articles using this term

• Märklin C Track curved turnouts: a passing loop in the curve
• How much space do you need for a Fleischmann piccolo layout?
• How much space do you need for a Minitrix layout?
• The double slip: when you need one
• A TT layout on 140 x 70 cm: what fits?
• Sidings and buffer stops: why and where
• Left, right and symmetrical turnouts explained
• How much space do you need for a Piko A-Gleis layout?
• Terminus or through station?
• An N layout on 100 x 50 cm: what fits?
• Shunting puzzle: designing a small yard
• Hidden staging and fiddle yards: trains out of sight
• How much space do you need for a Roco Line layout?
• Shuttle line: running back and forth without a loop
• An H0 layout on 240 x 120 cm: what fits?
• The oval: the simplest layout and how to expand it
• The Auto-designer: layouts from your own track
• The dogbone: a long run on a narrow baseboard
• How much space do you need for a Märklin C track layout?
• How to make a track plan in seven steps
• An H0 layout on 180 x 90 cm: what fits?

See also

• Buffer stop
• Terminus
• Siding