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Verden-Walsroder Eisenbahn (VWE): Turning the Effem Timesaver Around (Part 2)

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Deutsche Version weiter unten, hier klicken. In my previous Effem Timesaver post, I worked through a complete operating session with Badenhop as the dead end and Verden Süd connected through Berliner Ring. That simulation—Trial 07A—produced a workable sequence of 51 movements. It also showed why the Effem Köf II had to leave its normal factory duties and take the empty open wagon L1 to Löbl. The V36 and L1 together were 13 mm too long for the 110 mm western headroom. The obvious next question was: What happens if I connect the module the other way round? For this Trial 07B, … Continue reading Verden-Walsroder Eisenbahn (VWE): Turning the Effem Timesaver Around (Part 2)

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Verden-Walsroder Eisenbahn (VWE): Turning the Effem Module into a VWE Timesaver (Part 1)

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Deutsche Version weiter unten, hier klicken. What happened when I stopped admiring the track plan and started trying to work it I had already spent plenty of time thinking about the Effem module track plan, what traffic each customer should receive and how the scene should look. I thought the operating question was fairly simple: bring the inbound wagons from Verden Süd, collect the outbound wagons and put everything where it belongs, just as I described in  “Setup for Monday Deliveries” Then I began running the movements on paper. The first surprise was that a wagon group could fit comfortably on … Continue reading Verden-Walsroder Eisenbahn (VWE): Turning the Effem Module into a VWE Timesaver (Part 1)