Sunday, October 26, 2008

OPERATIONS:



The train arrives on the property from a small gap in the backscene board, immediately behind the yard office.

It then pulls forward to the short siding (spur) behind the tiny engine shed.

The crew then throw the switches, allowing the loco to slowly propel the loaded cars back down towards the staithes adjacent to the yard office.

Once emptied, the loco pulls the cars forward again, behind the engine shed. When switches are reset, the short train is pushed slowly back to the quarry (behind the backscene).

Occasionally, the spare loco (housed in the engine shed) is brought forward with the flatcar, to do whatever per-way trains do on such dilapidated tramways!

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