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Inglenook sidings plan.
A numner of trucks is selected.
The resulting overall size of the layout is small by any standards but can vary.
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Revived in the 1980s and crafted as a switching game by alan wright in his inglenook sidings layout this shunting concept is still going strong and providing lots of fun for modelers.
The trach at the top of the diagram can hold five trucks while the other two sections can hold three each.
It consists of a specific track layout a set of initial conditions a defined goal and rules which must be obeyed while performing the shunting operations.
The other two sidings has a capacity of two cars apiece.
If you expand to the full 5 3 3 inglenook the switching task can become.
There are three short tracks connevted to the main line.
The headshunt allows for the engine plus 3 wagons when operating a total of 8 wagons plus one engine will be used.
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The switching lead has a capacity of two cars plus the locomotive.
On a 3 2 2 inglenook layout the longest siding has a capacity of three cars.
Incorporating an inglenook sidings plan to use the op s exact words into a layout means at least to me including a track arrangement specifically designed to play the inglenook game consisting of three three single ended spurs whose length has been adjusted to allow exactly 3 3 5 cars or 2 2 3 cars.
Requiring you to plan your moves carefully.
In the case of inglenook sidings the longest siding holds 5 wagons while the two others have a capacity of 3 wagons each.
Another classic shunting puzzle based on the real kilham sidings on the alnwick cornhill branch of the north eastern railway ner.
In this example of the 3 2 2 inglenook the layout will represent the end of a branch line within a industrial park.
Model railroad switching puzzle.