Track plan for Kato 23-125

[Welshbloke]

I've just ordered one of the Kato V13 elevated double track sets, so naturally I'm looking at the station set to go with it. One question though:

 

I'd probably use the track plan they suggest, with one line using 481-15 curves to wrap around an island platform. However, it occurs to me that there should be enough space to add a short headshunt/siding if I replace one of those reverse curves with a #4 turnout and its associated trackwork, leaving me with a track layout which is pretty common in real life.

 

Question is, therefore, whether it's possible to connect a single track viaduct to that end of the station next to the double track viaduct? I can see three slots for S-joiners in the photos of the station deck pieces, but I don't know whether the double track is too wide for this to work?

Edited July 28, 2015 by Welshbloke

[katoftw]

yes you can do that.

 

just me mindful of the catenary poles and bases when doing it though, if you are using them.

Edited July 28, 2015 by katoftw

[brill27mcb]

In our club setups we needed to use 3 single track viaduct pieces, side-by-side, for a length or two. The double-track viaduct pieces' walls stick farther out, so there is not sufficient space to add a single track viaduct piece next to one. You also remove the little end wall piece from the station viaduct base.

 

Rich K.

[Welshbloke]

Thanks for that, I think I can see a way to deal with the lack of elbow room if I use two straight single track 248mm viaduct sections and a curved one for the diverging route. Not unrealistic either - there's a similar setup in Cardiff for the line down to the Bay, which usually has a single car DMU shuttling up and down.

Edited July 30, 2015 by Welshbloke