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views of the yard at Asti show how
loading and unloading on a simple
Inglenook layout can be done: road and
loading vehicules simply draw up next to
the track, a simple access road being
quite enough - this is known in US
railroad terminology as a "team
track". Note also the worker
in the foreground putting down his shovel
against the buffer stop - the pose is
remarkably reminsicent of certain figures
of model workers...
Asti also
offers an interesting idea for a backdrop
to an Inglenook Sidings layout: a storage
shed with two lines running parallel to
it. Normally the two lines would be
dropped in order to cut down width, but
they would in fact make a nice scenic
feature where rolling stock such as the
track maintenance equipment seen here
could be stabled permanently.
Also of
modelling interest is the concrete
fencing in the foreground with a gate
(open in the picture above) providing
access to the yard. The parked car would
make another nice modelling mini-scene.
Of course,
this type of yard layout could be used to
portray any (European) prototype, but
somehow Italian rail planners seem to
have a strong inclination towards
Inglenook Sidings type track
configurations...
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