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Shunting, Shunting, Shunting.

The operation of an industrial line focuses on shunting, shunting and more shunting. Some model railway layouts have a continuous loop to allow the trains to run uninterrupted. However, true shunting railway layouts do not offer this possibility, which is more realistic.

When building an industrial line model railway layout, also think about the types of industries your line will service. To add variety and interest to your model railway layout it usually pays to include several different industries.

In real life some industrial areas are tightly packed, busy working areas, so you’ll want to squeeze in a lot of railway track. That’s one reason why industrial model railway layouts can be fascinating to build and operate.

A quick tip to get more shunting without overloading the scenery, is to give a single plant more independent connections.

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