Employing Rule One on a split layout...

[silly moo]

How about an American railway museum that has a collection of British stock that they run on excursions or vice versa?

A friend and I once discussed a German/British layout, we were going to call it "Schizophrenia Junction"!

As others have said, buildings are very distinctive in both regions so you would need to choose them carefully.

It's your layout so rule one applies.

[Webbo]

I seem to recall that Grumbeast (Graham) has been building a triple layout - Canadian, British, German if I recall correctly. I thought it an interesting idea. Also, you get to spend 3 times as much money on locomotives and rolling stock. Railsquid, you will need to up the ante to 4 railway systems to beat that, but I know from your posts that you already have the equipment to do that.

Me, I just run my UK outline on my Canadian/US tracks and don't worry about it as it is the trains themselves that are the stars of the show to me. @grumbeast

Webbo

[grumbeast]

Not a dumb idea at all...

Webbo is correct in that my layout is/was going to be 3 different countries, although on a 4x8 just 2 would work better.

My plan is to have significant scenic breaks between each country so that you effectively have multiple layouts that happen to share the mainline and yard, then you operate whichever your in the mood for and almost ignore the others.

Another approach is to go totally fantasy like Quinntopia (do a search and check his blog and videos). His approach I think is a real inspiration (multi European and Japanese) it still manages to look authentic

G

[Byegad]

Rule one applies! There are no other important rules for a home layout.

I run Sunnisyde as a British layout, but it can and does regularly get visiting locos and stock from France, Germany, and even the odd American and Japanese items.

I set it in Doggerland, the bit that went under the Southern end of the North Sea at the some 12-18000 years ago. Yes I know total rubbish but I love the variety, and has been already said you get to spend even more on locomotives and rolling stock!

[Snowwolflair]

and has been already said you get to spend even more on locomotives and rolling stock!

Precisely, and if you have a GWR branch line (something I like) you have at most two locos four coaches and six wagons or their about.

And why cannot a TGV be seen at speed going through Carlisle? 

[Newportnobby]

A friend and I once discussed a German/British layout, we were going to call it "Schizophrenia Junction"!

I'm in two minds about that as a name, Veronica