You can either limit the A huge thank you to John for sharing his inglenook layout what a post, and what a project. will easily hold the 5 pieces of rolling stock Andrew, that is an awesome Inglenook. I realise the decision rests with me but I'm keen to debate the validity of the schemes and perhaps draw inspiration from some of you. Take care. Here are some examples from other layouts that I have built Simplex, Little Walkeley, Sandy Flats, and my first Inglenook. Incorporating a 5-3-3 Inglenook into my own layout happened almost by accident while designing it but I played around with the idea and found that incorporating a run round loop in an Inglenook plan generally only adds about six or eight inches (in 00 or H0) to the total length (though it does make wiring etc. 1 of 2 Go to page. Those are the only critical dimensions, and they can easily be adjusted if you prefer longer, modern rolling stock. There are some common complaints about this wonderful hobby we share. works just as well outside the boundaries of The Shunting Puzzle T his layout is based on the design called Inglenook Sidings, which combines a seemingly simple layout with a clever design in problem solving. My other layout Braybridge lives in here on the old baseboards. My current layout project is my ninth or tenth Inglenook copy. "reduced" Inglenook layout offers an INGLENOOK If you are challenged by this virtual challenge, imagine how much fun it would be with a small layout with real cars. The wharf track must hold five 40-foot freight cars in the clear. Cheers Mike S. As I was designing my Howard Street traction layout, I tried to fit a Timesaver into it. Teamwork like this is fun and entirely prototypical. spring that means that switch throws are not needed I will use them anyway (Caboose Industries 202s) but they are belt and brace. This might be worth some further experimentation as a material. The European layouts have an advantage, with those tiny wagons or trucks. If satisfied with auto coach, push pull or DMU, and propelling all trains in then 2b. A micro layout Hi, has anyone seen any good variations of Inglenook? still provide operating interest when forming a My little layout is set around a small town with a couple of industries. Had Diet Pepsis and a five-decker sandwich while my wife enjoyed a Philly cheese on a bun at downtown Kingstons Copper Penny restaurant mid-afternoon. Balsa as benchwork is new to me too. This includes layouts which are built as a train shunting puzzle such as Timesaver and Inglenook Sidings; Common variations: On a point to point layout, the train can increase the time it takes to get from A to B by going around a continuous loop a few times. prefer to opt for more common motive jamest, July 29, 2014 in Layout & Track Design. it can be cut down to one siding holding 3 cars and The same set-up could be imagined Now a bigger board is a dangerous thing to give me - my mind starts to wonder, and before you know it I'm thinking of a short scenic section, or longer sidings, or a small passenger element. be assembled in order to set up the departing But an Inglenook is supposed to be small and once you start being tempted to add track it becomes more than just 3 sidings as a shunting puzzle and more like a layout. Again, the layout is comprised of fairly common "off the shelf" items but also again, the composition is just so well executed. Remember, this is built to be moved frequently! Then I use a simple computer program that I have written to operate in one of the following modes. Cost per sheet is manageable. That led me to investigate small shunting layouts a little further and since I have enough stock, track and points to mount a serious attempt at something I started to plan out things in my head. By using the print-out kits and DC equipment that is easily (ind cheaply) available on E-Bay, this makes for a very affordable layout. Read or Download Train Siding Puzzle at YX20. Home How I think Three charming Inglenookdesigns, By Chris Mears on November 3, 2013 ( 6 ). When asked why the rise in the purchase price , it is put down to having more detail on them . 3) No time to build a layout Mines bad, too, but not so bad that I cant do whats needed Ive just learned not to need too much, which makes me think about your problem: if you cant get anyone to do what youre needing done, consider destroying that area of your layout, as if a tornado came through, and rebuilding it with remnants of the helix showing, as proof of what man is capable of when mother nature does her thing. Required fields are marked *. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Preferably I will print them at 1:32 scale. The board in the garage is 6' x 1' widening after 2' to 18" inches at the end (if that sounds confusing please see the plans below). We can use more than 8 becuase of the 4th siding. With longer locomotives and rolling Didnt have it fused but had a rod inserted next to the spine screwed into it. All my structures are removable from the layout. I have thought it through with the help of your comments and I think I'd like to run some passenger services, even if it is just a DMU or autocoach. 3 for me 'cos I would want the run round for extra operational interest. I've been looking throuh some GW station plans and, except at the very smallest termini or those on light railways, they seem to have been far preferred over catch points. SIDINGS I mentioned that I am using Peco and not Atlas I am also using code 100 rail rather than something with a more scale appearance. For example, let's say that cars to be switched out . Photos by Adrian at the Uckfield show. The track is based on Kilham Sidings, on the Alnwick-Cornhill branch of the North Eastern Railway (NER). Back the layout. Personally, I noticed their little details like the Land Rover. Peco points - various long and medium good condition second hand stuff acquired over the years. because it not only combines two Inglenook "Complex" Mode - The program knows the capacity of each siding and randomly assigns 5 cars to spots on the sidings. Theres no staging on this plan. I have a handout for interested people at shows detailing the operation and layout specifics which 8 can happily forward to you if you like. On the other end, 40' (modernized) boxcars can look formula if at all possible. question from swmbo! At scale speeds, a typical operating cycle takes 20 to 30 minutes not bad for just over 8 square feet. situations, because although it can be Neptune Road, OO scale makes use of LEGO, the well-known I model American railroads in HO so one car is generally a 40 foot boxcar on 2 trucks (bogies) and a locomotive can be a 4 axle diesel, a shay or a tender loco. As a recommendation, find things you enjoy doing. (A trick I learned reading Continental Modeller many years ago). Sometimes this is very simple. I still have some short radius peco points to use if I ever have a four foot board to play with in the future - I tend to like to start something every year (not necessarily finishing the previous years idea!) of the headshunt so you can't 'cheat' by drawing all the waggons out of a siding. Reading one of your blogs a few weeks ago I discovered that I was building an Inglenook Siding layout, the British shunting puzzle with simplicity in terms of track layout. car arrangements which will actually prevent the loco Bob Hughes' N Scale San determining the shunting order, rules that the uppermost Bob, take your building files on a USB drive to an office supply store. In unserem Vergleich haben wir die ungewhnlichsten Sailor moon diadem auf dem Markt gegenbergestellt und die entscheidenden Merkmale, die Preisgestaltung und die Meinungen der Kunden vergleichend untersucht. combine the two classic shunting puzzles, i.e. (LogOut/ adds a certain visual interest with, possibly, 4) Do not know where to begin. various length being used, an additional rule awagon on the board. I could have gone narrower and made adjustments by bending one of the spur tracks. Trees are electric wire or a cutting from the garden covered with fine strips of kitchen paper and spray painted, bushes from bits of Woodland Scenic and PVA. The track pinned and ballast stuck with diluted PVA. this is, perhaps, that from an operational challenge The next most important item is the track. Once a layout has track, the scenery tells the story. Instead, bits and The late, great Carl Arendt explored the subject in one of his books. on the shunting puzzles page, but the conclusion to be drawn from into the recess forming the track lines and moved Again, the longer the equipment, the longer the layout needs to be. The two other sidings can hold three cars. And, worldwide! layout: Obviously, layout is a small shunting layout, John goes through and explains in detail the major components of building a layout (any size layout); the baseboard, track, switches (turnouts), scenery, buildings, roads, crossings. INGLENOOK SIDINGS TRACKPLAN & LAYOUT SIZE TRACKPLAN The trackplan is deceptively simple, consisting of only two points and three sidings. (replaced in 2021 by its Mk2 version). The third levelincreases the difficulty Johns been in touch with his inglenook layout: As you say, It is all about getting started! Your email address will not be published. Minimum Turnouts: no. This is the Inglenook Sidings layout switching puzzle invented in 1979 by British modeler Alan Wright. Inglenook Sidings, created by Alan Wright (1928 - January 2005), is a model railway train shunting puzzle. Been musing over your comments and questioning what I want from this layout and decided to go more for the layout than the shunting puzzle. Its hard to believe this is a layout based on a shunting puzzle and that its not actually based on a real location it just looks so right. Works well with MicroTrains, Walthers, and Trainworx PS-2 covered hoppers and MicroTrains 94000 Series trough hatch covered hoppers. Aug 1, 2017 - Inglenook Sidings Shunting Puzzle - Layouts & Variations. Im thinking in terms of CA type glues and how they attack foam. I tend to operate mine in one of 2 ways. Plus: the track layout is so versatile when incorporating a classic Inglenook Sidings The kick back siding from the platform to the warehouse probably wouldn't be prototypical for Britain but I've seen it in France for private sidings (the running lines are generally protected by derailers rather than catch points or sidings). It is my opinion that Inglenook Sidings has been copied (in one form or another) far more often than the Timesaver has. Get updates and special offers via email from Trains.com brands! people would suspect: The reasons for this drop in complexity are explained in further detail The angled loco release does avoid an S curve and is more aesthetically pleasing but the advantage of a crossover is that you can have a short siding for a cattle dock/end loading platform and that was a very common arrangement at small Briish termini whatever the company. I started with the intent of a 4' x 1' self contained board with two points - a 'real' inglenook. Again from the RMWeb.co.uk forums and youll need to scroll down the thread to post number nine. by any standards, it can be kept virtually Their loads are then transferred to cargo nets and hoisted aboard, to be stowed in a freighters (or freighters) various holds. My motive power is a General Electric 45-ton side-rod diesel, a favorite of Southeastern port authority short lines. More information. Prototype: freelanced This is the original Inglenook design, although there have been many variations on it over the years. 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. As with foamcore its a material that could be worked on the dining room table with a minimum of tools-both of which are great for the modeller with few tools and no formal workshop. I kept things simple on my layout by lining switches and uncoupling cars by hand. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Wow - I thought I'd give it a day to see if anyone had commented and I have a lot of good advice to digest! ). This is a great post. the two others have a capacity of 3 wagons each. Back pain is no fun, I fight it myself often I have found a product called Relief Factor helps me tremendously but it is not cheap and I often have to take a double dose when the pain gets out of hand. formula to some practical testing and found that Apologies for resurrecting an old topic, but I'm after some help as well. This might be the simplest track plan ever to appear in Model Railroader. There are three sidings, a handful of randomly placed cars, one locomotive, and a requirement to build a train with cars in a particular order. variation which comes to mind is, of course, to This article answers the question: When I know Colins work from his terrific Shifting Sands O9 model railway based on a seaside miniature railway operation. This also illustrates Bulk commodities such as oil, coal, and kaolin clay were handled in another part of the port, so tank cars and hoppers wouldnt appear on this layout. N / Z Scale Model Trains . An experienced operator can act as conductor, planning moves and lining turnouts, while the novice works the throttle as the engineer. The plan is usually drawn with the two sidings to one side of the main line, but theres no reason why it has to be - it probably dates from the original plan which was for an oval with two sidings, on which the main line became the third siding and the puzzle was devised to add operating complexity to a simple layout. I still enjoy seeing what you are all up to, even after all these years. Dont miss out on over 165 tips from todays best builders. operational challenge and is fun to operate, even I know Im biased, but I think Andrew has done a great job with his buildings particularly his crane. Both 1 & 2a allow me to have a scenic run in over the first 18-24" which I like the idea of - and I also like the simplicity of No.2a - although as I write 2b is growing on me! I just remove and replace cars by hand, but you could leave an opening in the backdrop at the end of the yard lead and attach a fiddle track where cars can be swapped. Randomly draw 5 cars to make into a train (in that order). anywhere. indeed, has already been loaded. Theres a Shunting Puzzles website: (Wymann.info I think) which has been around for a while and covers the topic in some depth. Im sure someone would finish you helix for you. It is a shame that I live about 4000 miles away from you or I would volunteer in a heartbeat. Sign-up for email today! The elevated track has 5 inches of clearance and features a 2.8% grade in and out. So that one knows what the eventual goal is, I am planning a layout in at least 6 modules that can be assembled into a layout 3 feet wide and 7 feet long. Every board is glued together and screwed with drywall screws for extra strength. Yes you are right of course. Soundtrack? virtual block needs to be introduced - this could be a I do use a small piano wire in a trough between my switch trows and the points themselves. Five minutes to shake the box, British prototype layout Little Bazeley, In the case of rolling stock of Sometimes it throws up real "head-scratchers" that can take ages to fathom out. Hopefully these two little scenes will give you a chuckle or three. O- Gauge Inglenook Siding Puzzle 7,957 views Oct 11, 2018 175 Dislike Share Save Rex Roach 6.46K subscribers Easy to set up and play, and all on a single sheet of 4x8 plywood. Powered by Invision Community, Festival of British Railway Modeling - Doncaster, London Festival of Railway Modelling - Alexandra Palace. A 3-foot length of flextrack is ideal for this. 8 cars are in play - distributed around the 11 siding spaces. (I have now built several copies of Simplex to try different ideas.). So I hope youll consider the Port of Brunswick RR, either as a standalone shelf layout or as part of a larger model railroad. Vancouver, BC, Canada, Thank you, Andrew, for a fun idea Im very space limited, and your Inglewood Siding has many opportunities to build, learn AND Enjoy THANKS. 01/MAY/2001 Shunting Puzzles Website main page, Page created: With the high rail (code 100), track detail becomes important. The intention is to interest people in the idea that one does not need either a basement or Brewsters Millions to have an operating layout! Andrews been in touch with his Inglenook siding layout: Reading one of your blogs a few weeks ago I discovered that I was building an Inglenook Siding layout, the British shunting puzzle with simplicity in terms of track layout. (Or I'm not smart enough?). Sind Sie auf der Suche nach dem ultimativen Eon praline? randomly placed in the sidings. I find them to be more reliable than the Atlas switches (points) available here in America Snap-Track Atlas switches work for anything up to 50 scale foot cars Anything longer and you want to use #4 or #6 switches. Pulling too many pallets of water and windshield washing fluid. the track leading up to the The switching lead has a capacity of two cars plus the locomotive. By jamest, July 29, 2014 in Layout & Track Design jamest RMweb Gold 781 Location: North Devon RMweb Gold Posted July 29, 2014 Hi all, Its about time for me to muck about with track again and my interest was recently poked by reading through an old magazine. Are their guidlines about the length of the headshunt - loco and two freight cars? Here are some pictures of the space I have in the garage. The two other yard spurs each hold three 40-footers, with half a car or so to spare. after 10 moves the generated from the layout: The on each side of the board. Locale: Brunswick, Ga. Any ideas? 2. For those who wonder how much fun can be had on a very small layout with only two sets of points (turnouts, switches) and no runaround; There is a free phone/tablet AP in the Google Play Store called Inglenook Sidings. hand end of this layout. Trial and error with some spare track and rolling stock. I added a level crossing with some card that I had stained with wood stain. Neptune Road was a small sound-chipped DCC operated inglenook shunting puzzle with steam and diesel motive power from the 1960s, put perhaps more remarkably it was made from a single sculpted block of expanded polyurethane stiffened on the underside with wood. And if todays post has inspired you, and you want to make a start on your own layout, dont forget The Beginners Guide is here. three car train from a total of five cars 3 in the classic formula, 2 in the Move them up for 50ft cars in a 5-3-3 configuration, or move them back for 40ft cars in a 10-7-7 configuration. Layout 5' long by 2' 6" wide sized to fit into my car roof box. recognize the three sidings setting. corresponding to the colourscheme of If I were to be using equipment that would be common for the 1980s and into the 1990s, Peco Streamline Small Radius points could be used and the layout would need to be at least six inches longer if not a foot. The passanger service is as regular as clock work. The crossover nearest the buffers could move right a few inches, there's space for a Pacific to run round at the moment. Time left: 6d 19h | Starting bid: 120.00 [ 0 bids] Bid amount - Enter 120.00 or more. Might be hard to go wrong with any place titled the Copper Penny. Model Railroading. pieces of set-track (i.e. However Pacific231G's double-ended Inglenook really makes it interesting. I just finished a diner. and the level of detail will vary, but you will instantly Of course, Im biased about the printable buidlings, but it does show how versatile it is you can pretty much scratch build anything with it. and variation of the shunting and spotting orders to be 40' boxcars instead of 50' freight stock) One industry is a petroleum products distributor The second is either a manufacturing building or a food products plant (I have not made up my mind yet! Personally I think irs profiteering at the hobbies expense . I thought that of the inglenook design is to limit the length (loco plus 3 waggons?) Copyright 2011 - 2022, Free model railroad layout plans pics and tips. The message is that one can start simply to build skills that will make a larger layout an easier transition if one wants to move in that direction. More broadly, in model railway usage inglenook may refer to a track layout (or portion thereof) that is based on or resembles the Inglenook Sidings puzzle. Go. I really like what youve done with On30-still, in my opinion, the best way to model O scale narrow gauge. North American prototype modellers might As suggested above - I'm going to have to resist the urge to cheat when operating the 5-3-3 puzzle, or use big enough wagons to fill the sidings appropriately! I came across these three examples of Inglenook layouts. In no order, heres the links to the three that inspired this blog post: Colin Peakes, OO scale I like the suggestion about checking to see if a Boy Scout would be interested in helping. actually built on a sandwich tray) works on such In the close-up photos this really shows off well and its easy to see how much this could look like a real location and were (model) railfanning. Again, the layout is comprised of fairly common off the shelf items but also again, the composition is just so well executed. An inglenook track plan comprises just two points, three sidings, and a headshunt. The headshunt should be long enough to accommodate the shunting locomotive and three SLUS. the occasional freight train rumbling past (if from the June 1998 issue of Railway Modeller What is now the headshunt could be a kickback siding to a mill or something. 61K subscribers in the modeltrains community. space permits, the addition of a marshalling Sidings back to back (which is why Andy calls it perspective it is better to stick with the original My experience is that with a triple dose (it is nothing more than things like tumeric and similar herbs and oils) I went through significant oral surgery including 13 implants with no discernable pain/ On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I like that this version has been made a little wider to really expand the scenic areas. Railways Shunting Puzzles Website main page, Page So it has been left unfinished for years. Funny thing that Alan Wright dreamed up Inglenook Sidings on your side of the pond about the same time as the Timesaver had been introduced Actually Inglenook Sidings was an operating innovation to a plan that had hit American shores about 1934 BUT was also found in A. R. Walkelys Suitcase layout of 1926! Enter 120.00 or more [ 0 bids] Submit Bid. All three are OO scale and standard gauge. Plus, one can add a challenge requiring the least number of locomotive movements or the quickest time. I wanted to put my double track layout in a building that other nscalers would in. All, I have the app on my phone. Sorry to hear your predicament. conventional railway modelling. The Port of Brunswick is a one-locomotive railroad. Model railway layout oo gauge Inglenook Sidings Style. The aim of the puzzle is to rearrange the wagons into a desired order (often a randomly chosen order). That's correct, just have a limit of shunt sign and resist the urge to cheat. From an old old Eagle Scout. Jerry, I dont know where you are but if you are near Eastern Iowa I would be willing to help you with the helix if you can share some of your knowledge/lessons learned with me. Hope you are well, back surgery is a bear. The selfishness of some opportunists is truly appalling. One of the best things about yours is the angle you have it on. WHAT ARE THE 'RULES' FOR AN INGLENOOK SHUNTING PUZZLE? puzzle into a segmental or modular layout. as these reefers have a real life length constellations where it would in fact be possible the headshunt to the actual Inglenook Sidings layout effects of this complication. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Al, Respectfully, Aug 1, 2017 - Inglenook Sidings Shunting Puzzle - Layouts & Variations. Explore. planning foresight in increasingly complex Call it the North Shore version. In the case of Inglenook Sidings, require an excessive amount of lateral space. these layouts evolve the basic Inglenook scheme into For one of the scenes, I used your new brick paper. For exhibitions it also gives you the option to shuttle an MU or push-pull in and out of the station while continuing to shunt the yard until you're ready to send the finished goods train out. though the reduction in complexity of the I would like to express a comment , in the area where I live there are quite a few people selling off a lot of rolling stock and locos as they are saying it is getting to expensive to buy modern and up to date models . I mean as regards the length of tracks, clearance points etc, I have 6 standard length freight bogie freight cars and one short brake van. One yard track holds 5 cars, and two yard tracks hold 3 cars each. Inglenook" is better than no Inglenook One thing, however, loco around using the loop in the centre of the Prototype Inglnook - Mound City, IL You can try your own skill on the virtual inglenook at Riverside Yard. A small, 3-track yard with 5-3-3 storage capacity plus a yard lead that holds 3 cars and a switching locomotive, a randomized 5 car train is built from 8 cars on the track (meaning the yard is 73% full. As illustrated below, and if Happy Model Railroading to all. I wrote the program because I could and because I had a few spare minutes (it's what I do for a living) butI originally used cards (as described by Keith) . Overall size is a 36 Inch (90 cms) by 20 Inch (50 cms) MDF board left over from some other domestic task and covered with expanded polystyrene from furniture packaging. The classic version of the puzzle works something like this: Sidings for 5 cars (wagons),3 cars and 3 cars, with a headshunt (mainline) for 3 cars plus the loco. 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