Marshalling yard

A group of tracks where wagons are sorted and assembled into new trains.

Dutch

rangeerterrein

German

Rangierbahnhof

Articles using this term

• Märklin C Track curved turnouts: a passing loop in the curve
• DCC and Märklin Motorola: digital protocols
• How much space do you need for a Fleischmann piccolo layout?
• Analogue or digital control?
• The right height for your model railway
• Sectional track or flexible track: which should you choose?
• The helix: gaining height in little space
• 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?
• Minitrix or Fleischmann piccolo: the differences side by side
• Sidings and buffer stops: why and where
• Train runs jerkily: dirty track or wheels
• Left, right and symmetrical turnouts explained
• How much space do you need for a Piko A-Gleis layout?
• Passing loop: how two trains pass each other
• Piko A-Gleis or Roco geoLine: the differences side by side
• 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
• Double oval: two trains at once
• How much space do you need for a Roco Line layout?
• Roco geoLine or Roco Line: the differences side by side
• 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
• H0, N, TT or Z: which scale fits your space?
• Give your old box of track a second life
• The dogbone: a long run on a narrow baseboard
• How much space do you need for a Märklin C track layout?
• The reversing loop: how it works and how to avoid a short circuit
• An H0 layout on 180 x 90 cm: what fits?
• Märklin C track or Märklin K track: the differences side by side

See also

• Siding
• Uncoupling track
• Three-way turnout