I am looking to add some industries to a route and am trying to sort out what would be the prototype operations for this. If there is a reference for this sort of thing please point me too it.
I have included a diagram to help me explain what I am after. Since i can't insert an image into a post
here is a link: BTW I tries adding the image to Mytrainz her and flickr nothing seemed to work anyway....
Assumptions:
- Main line is double tracked.
- All branch lines are single.
- A-F are various industries or car drop off points.
- Late steam time period (30s-40s).
There is a consist of 4 cars heading out.
C1 to A
C2 to B
C4 to D
C3 to F
There is a pickup on C to return to yard.
I assume I am going to need some run around tracks on each branch or off the main line. I assume steam locomotives do not do as much pushing over any great distance. Is that a wrong assumption?
The only way I can see it really working is to Build the consist of C3-C4-C2-C1-Loco. Drive to first branch. Run the loco AROUND to the rear of the consist then push C1 and C2 into position. Pull C5 out and connect to C3. This is where I have a problem. Would the Steam engine then have to reconnect to the rear of the consist and PULL the three remaining cars (C4,C3,C5) out to the main line then have another run around track there to switch ends back to the front? This had to be a common issue on branch lines. Did they have turntables or Ys to reverse the engines? If someone has a good reference source for operations that would be great.
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