I have mentioned that the addition of the single Goods Station siding will provide much needed operational activity once the layout is complete. Here are a number of still photos showing how a local freight moves down from Bordesley Yard into the Goods Station.
The pannier takes the spur into Moor Street.
The main approach for all trains into Moor Street. Tracks from top are Up Main, Down Main, Goods Loop, Moor Street approach, 2 Coach Sidings, Goods Station head shunt.
About to cross the station throat double slip, a bottleneck.
Pannier now heading off the double slip on to the Platform 3 Release Road.
Local freight now on Release Road, pannier heading toward Platform 3 traverser.
Pannier uncoupled, moves forward onto centre track of the traverser. The other tracks on the traverser Were never used to move a loco, purely a safety feature. The white square will eventually have a red/green signal lamp as in the prototype.
Pannier on traverser, moving onto the Platform 3 Road.
Pannier moves off the traverser onto the Platform 3 Road to run round its train.
Pannier reversing past train onto double slip (station throat).
Pannier moves onto Release Road and couples up to brake van, then pulls the train back onto the head shunt.
To be continued.