oted near one end, so it can switch from one approach track to
another, in a much smaller space than turnouts would need. In
this well-known plan, the sector plate is used to make possible
a G scale, 15-inch gauge layout in one square foot of area!
The transfer table
(traverser in
Britain) is a track or tracks on
a bridge that slides from side
to side to move between ap-
proach tracks.
Shortover Yard uses a transfer
table to eliminate a ladder of
switches and successfully mod-
el a busy HO switching yard in
just 33 by 6 inches.
A cassette
is a length of track
mounted on a movable base
with a small spring wire sol-
dered at the end of each rail to
transfer electricity. Clip it onto
any track at the edge of the vis-
ible layout.
Steve Bennett uses several cas-
settes to swap, reverse, and re-
arrange stock on his tiny 12 by
4 inches G9 industrial pike.
Lack of space need not stop
you from having a layout!
