Fiddle yard

A simple fiddle yard with three sidings. The track at the bottom goes to the scenic section of the layout.

A fiddle yard or staging yard is a collection of model railway tracks that are hidden from view and allow trains to be stored and manipulated by the operators.[1][2] These tracks are used to allow most model railways to be operated in a realistic manner. Whilst it is possible to have a realistic shunting yard in view, its operation is generally unreliable with models.

Trains can be rearranged by lifting them off the track and replacing them.[1]

  1. ^ a b Schleicher, Robert H. (2003). The Big Book of Model Railroad Track Plans. Motorbooks International. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-7603-1423-4.
  2. ^ Carl Arendt. "Fiddle Yards". CArendt.com.