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Through Freights
Freight trains are used for the transportation of raw materials and goods. Through freights travel through many yards but stop and unload at their final destination. It acts as an ‘Express’ service. The crew however, can be changed at any point along the route. Coal, vehicle parts and steel are transported in this way.
Through freights are based on simple switching. The yard master decides the on-scheduled trains on a switch list. Carriages are made to wait in their own designated task yards. The crew yard has to assemble all cars in the departure track according to the schedule given by the station master.
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The way this layout is designed is beautiful. I would love to see more pix and details of the way this was accomplished. Is the second rail also carrying mrr track? how is switching accomplished? A truly beautiful idea!
Thanks for any details you would like to share.