The train can gain three times the heigth in a zig-zag as compared to a single track.
Zigzags are ideal for use in model railways, especially for small shelf layouts (micro layouts).
With one station at lower level, and one at the upper level.
My N-scale zig-zag layout, an early sketch:
And situation in December 2011: Station buildings and castle added to my model layout
zigzag lines
Darjeeling line in India - Zigzags
- Darjeeling - Loops
- Darjeeling - Trains
Lithgow zigzag in Australia
High up in the Andes in South America
Logging railroads in USA - Cass RR
Some small zigzags in Europe:
- Glava Glass Mill Railway, Sweden
- Visby, Sweden - Zigzag down to the Harbour
- Steinhelle-Medebach Railway, Germany
Help, Links and Literature
Zigzag up to a Castle
- Construction
- Station buildings and castle, December 2011
Some ideas for micro layouts
Links to model railroads
2 Nov 2025 Better images on this start page.
1 Dec 2011 Station buildings and castle added to model layout,
19 Jan 2003 First web version published
If you have information on zigzags, please contact me.
Check the Help page above for some questions.
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