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fiddle yard en · NOUN

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1. A section of a model railway layout that is reserved for storing and working on trains, often hidden from view.
   • A scenic fiddle yard might seem like a contradiction in terms, since a model railway layout is generally split quite clearly into a scenic portion and a nonscenic fiddle yard. One of the arguments for hiding the fiddle yard is that it does not look as nice as the rest of the layout. The idea behind making a fiddle yard more scenic in appearance is to try to help to blend it with the rest of the layout, possibly even to make the layout seem bigger. 2014, Richard Bardsley, Designing and Building Fiddle Yards, →ISBN:
   • Such a halt would enhance any model railway, perhaps leading to a fiddle yard on the right. 1999, Alan Postlethwaite, Odd corners of the Southern: from the days of steam, page 27:
   • I know of a few modelers who take this concept to the ultimate by providing a dedicated cassette for each individual item of equipment; however, this requires more dedication than I'm inclined to! It also makes for a lot of high-precision work in the fiddle yard. 2009, Iain Rice, Shelf Layouts for Model Railroads, →ISBN, page 20:

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