Hi all,
This question is in relation to my layout, Elveden Road. So I will start by briefly explaining how the layout works...
The layout imagines a coaching stock depot, mostly HST Mk3s. Short trains of usually two or three coaches are bought in via a diesel locomotive (usually its a 66 but it can be anything) and delivered. Here they are intercepted by a shunter where they are moved around the depot to be cleaned, serviced or refurbished. Whatever is required. Not exactly prototypical I know, but its something different.
So, onto my questions, how would the real world prototype of this work?
Firstly the 08, now I can't imagine an 08 would shunt with a barrier vehicle would shunt with a barrier, too much agro. So how would it work in terms of adapting to the HST coupling? Would they have some form of adapter piece they fit on, or would there be a HST style coupling that swings out?
The barrier vehicles, how do these work? I've seen photos of real world stock moves and these usually have a barrier on each end of the train. Now due to space I can't do this on my layout, I can only run one, how could this work? Would they perhaps fit some form of swing out coupling like the 08s?
Its only recently when I decided I need one so the design of the almost completed layout doesn't take this into account, but anyway space would prevent it. Because it is an end to end layout with one fiddle yard, the loco would have to run around the barrier vehicle to take the train away. There are no facilities on the layout to physically turn the barrier around.
Any help you can give is very much appreciated.
Cheers,
Heinz
This question is in relation to my layout, Elveden Road. So I will start by briefly explaining how the layout works...
The layout imagines a coaching stock depot, mostly HST Mk3s. Short trains of usually two or three coaches are bought in via a diesel locomotive (usually its a 66 but it can be anything) and delivered. Here they are intercepted by a shunter where they are moved around the depot to be cleaned, serviced or refurbished. Whatever is required. Not exactly prototypical I know, but its something different.
So, onto my questions, how would the real world prototype of this work?
Firstly the 08, now I can't imagine an 08 would shunt with a barrier vehicle would shunt with a barrier, too much agro. So how would it work in terms of adapting to the HST coupling? Would they have some form of adapter piece they fit on, or would there be a HST style coupling that swings out?
The barrier vehicles, how do these work? I've seen photos of real world stock moves and these usually have a barrier on each end of the train. Now due to space I can't do this on my layout, I can only run one, how could this work? Would they perhaps fit some form of swing out coupling like the 08s?
Its only recently when I decided I need one so the design of the almost completed layout doesn't take this into account, but anyway space would prevent it. Because it is an end to end layout with one fiddle yard, the loco would have to run around the barrier vehicle to take the train away. There are no facilities on the layout to physically turn the barrier around.
Any help you can give is very much appreciated.
Cheers,
Heinz
