A mystery is solved

I really should talk to my wife more! We were discussing Isaac's designs and why there is always a siding and more often than not two. My wife pointed out hat the reason is, that Isaac wants some where for his train to sleep and if his brother is playing with him then there needs to be a second one for his brother's train as well. In honour of this insight her slippered feet have received a special place in every photo today.

Today's design is no exception to that siding rule. It's another use all the pieces track that has two quite curly sidings at one end. The one problem that Isaac does have is only having one set of buffers and a siding is not a siding without them. This requires some negotiation between the siblings. At the other is a long loop. In between is a quite complex layout of points, crossovers and bridges. The basic design gets trains from one siding to another, but at first glance they can do that through the long loop. However, careful examination reveals a little short-cut that involves a bit of reversing. This short-cut also serves the purpose of being able to turn the trains around. Ingenious!

In the middle is also a small loop that serves no noticeable purpose other than adding a little flourish to every journey. As so often Isaac has combined the practical and the frivolous effortlessly.