Fiddle Yard - A hidden arrangement of model railway yard tracks that are used to manipulate, stage, and store trains.
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Fiddle Yard
A modeling term for a set of sidings where trains are terminated and stored. Also used as a staging yard where a modeler adds or removes equipment from a layout by hand.
Field ...
Fiddle yard Hidden tracks where you can move cars around, often by hand.
Fill Add in dirt or 'fill' to bring a grade up to level.
Flash Thin pieces of plastic or metal left on a casting.
I think the term "fiddle yard" probably means the same as "staging area".
Standard Gauge
RAILWAYS. Four foot eight and a half inches (1435 mm). The most common railway gauge worldwide.
Statens Jarnvagar (SJ)
RAILWAYS. Swedish State Railways.
This is where the "fiddle yard" comes in.
F.
Facing Crossover : A crossover arranged so that trains can pass from one track to the other while travelling forwards.
Fiddle Yard: A concealed group of sidings used in model railways to provide more realistic operation in limited space.
Used only in fiddle yards. Transformer The unit which converts the household mains voltage down to the much lower and safer voltages that we use to run our trains.
 See also: Layout, Main Line, Track, Point, Operation
  
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