Inglenook Sidings, created by Alan Wright (1928 - January 2005), is a
model railway
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train shunting puzzle Train shunting puzzles, also often called railway shunting puzzles or railroad switching puzzles, are a type of puzzle.
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. It consists of a specific track layout, a set of initial conditions, a defined goal, and rules which must be obeyed while performing the shunting operations.
More broadly, in model railway usage inglenook may refer to a track layout (or portion thereof) that is based on or resembles the Inglenook Sidings puzzle.
Details
The track is based on Kilham Sidings, on the
Alnwick-Cornhill branch of the
North Eastern Railway (NER).
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Inglenook sidings Shunting puzzles, Adrian Wymann. The sidings should be able to accommodate 5, 3, and 3 wagons, the leading spur accommodating 3 wagons and the locomotive. For the original version of the puzzle there are 8 wagons in the sidings, the rule being:
* Form a train of 5 wagons selected at random of a specific order from the 8 wagons.
Inglenook sidings, Rules & Operation shunting puzzles, Adrian Wymann.
See also
* Timesaver
Timesaver is a well-known model railroad train shunting puzzle (U.S. English: switching puzzle) created by John Allen. It consists of a specific track layout, a set of initial conditions, a defined goal, and rules which must be obeyed while per ...
, another shunting puzzle
References
External links
Inglenook Designs - Carendt.com
- Small Inglenook Layout Designs (inspiration).
- A full description of the puzzle.
- Includes a downloadable Inglenook Sidings layout for Trainz.
Beaver Games : Inglenook Shunting
- An online JavaScript based Inglenook game.
Inglenook Shunting Puzzles
- A mathematical analysis of the solvability of Inglenook puzzles.
Shunting puzzles
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