Model Railway Layout

I started construction on a HO scale model railway layout recently. It will be very loosely based on the line that runs from Jenbach to Mayrhofen in the Tyrol region of Austria, mostly because I already have quite of bit of Austrian trains made by Roco.

The Jenbach to Mayrhofen line is actually called the Zillertalbahn and is a 760mm (30") narrow gauge line that runs DMU's (Diesel Multiple Units) and Steam excursions. Here is a picture of the Mayrhofen station in winter.



I will actually be using normal gauge trains and will eventually install catenary (overhead power) as a scenery item. Mayrhofen is a ski resort and so I will make that a winter scene. The rest of the layout will be depicted in fall colors. I will have a single track from the end of the Mayrhofen station to Jenbach where the track will split into a line that is supposed to go to Innsbruck and another heading towards Salzburg. In reality they both go into a mountain where there will be hidden holding tracks.

I decided to buy pre-cut benchwork from Sievers Benchwork:



Here's a picture of some of the benchwork assembled and the backdrop before painting:



The first track to go in is the station area:



The electronics to handle train detection, turnout (point) control, and signals need to be manufactured, that will take me a while.