I find model railway operations on a layout is something that can really get my juices flowing. Model railway operations gives a reason for a train to go from location A to location B and then onto location C. That train can also do a range of tasks like shunting at various locations along the way. It can drop off or pick up wagons or locomotives at different locations. Some layouts accomplish these tasks in varying ways.
My home layout was designed for operations when it was a mere idea in my mind. The aim was to model several locations on the New South Wales (NSW) North Coast and have trains run on a single track mainline being driven by operators with trains passing each other in crossing loops.
Just to give out some facts, the layout is in a 12m × 6m Titan shed. It has around 135m of mainline track between Grafton yard and South Brisbane Interstate Station besides also having two branch lines – Cassino to Murwillumbah and Dutton Park to Fisherman Islands yard. These branch lines provide additional trackage and more operational tasks to perform.
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