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I have an area I would like to concrete over on my layout.
I have seen a number of different suggested ways to do this but am not sure which way to go, I am looking for further thoughts and suggestions on this please.

Perhaps you should have started a new post Sligo.

The OP's post could get swallowed up in replies to you.

I think I prefer the last picture, more and longer sidings,.

The length of the space past the left most siding needs to be long enough to accommodate at least one loco and one wagon or no shunting can take place (unless there are multiple locos, on for the lower siding and one or more for the rest.)

Thanks IanS

The top right siding will be 200mm / 8" from the wagon turntable. That should hold two wagons or a loco and wagon.

The other sidings will be 480 mm and 660 mm respectively.

A detachable section to the left will be about 900mm or so.

By butting the paper templates of two Peco short points up to each other, I measure a distance of about 55 / 60 mm or about 2 1/4" is this right? What is the ideal minimum distance between two OO tracks?

I guess what I am asking is: If I place two Peco 75 short radius points and straights as shown below, will the distance between the two parallel tracks be OK? And what will that distance be? I get 2 1/4" by my rough estimates.

All Peco Streamline OO sets the tracks at 50mm centres
All Peco Setrack OO sets the tracks to 67mm centres.
Measurements are always to the centres of the track as are radius, so you need to add about 15mm each side (30mm over all) for sleeper end to sleeper end.

Things are moving along steadily,

This is my current version. It is a little more interesting than the previous.

I have most of the components and I have started building a few key buildings for pre track laying measurements.

I will start a new thread in "Layouts", once I have a name and are beyond the point of no return.

I am still pondering what to do in the foreground.