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I am planning a new layout which for the first time will be a double track round the room type. It will be set in the 1950s and midland region of British Railways. It will have a simple through station (no loops or bays) with two or three sidings for freight.
I want the track in the station to be reasonably prototypical. I know that there should be no facing points. I have seen track diagrams where the entry to the goods yard is by trailing lead from one line directly into the sidings. Others have a trailing lead into a headshunt which then goes into sidings. Sometimes there are two crossovers between the main lines and sometimes only one.
In each case how would the yard be shunted by a train arriving from either direction? Was pick-up freight usually shunted from one direction only? Sorry if this has been dealt with before but I can't find it having done a search.
I want the track in the station to be reasonably prototypical. I know that there should be no facing points. I have seen track diagrams where the entry to the goods yard is by trailing lead from one line directly into the sidings. Others have a trailing lead into a headshunt which then goes into sidings. Sometimes there are two crossovers between the main lines and sometimes only one.
In each case how would the yard be shunted by a train arriving from either direction? Was pick-up freight usually shunted from one direction only? Sorry if this has been dealt with before but I can't find it having done a search.