Hod Carrier
Doublenook v2 03
This image is basically a visual explanation of the origin of the Doublenook design.
The Doublenook is a development of the classic Inglenook shunting puzzle (more information can be found at www.wymann.info/ShuntingPuzzles/sw-inglenook.html). The idea is to take two Inglenook layouts, highlighted here in blue and yellow, and lay them back-to-back with some overlap between the headshunt and one of the sidings in order to give greater shunting opportunities and a greater mental challenge for the player.
With 16 wagons (8 on each side) and a single loco, each end of the board can be shunted separately as a standalone Inglenook according to the normal operating rules. Although there is more space on this board than is normally available on a standard Inglenook layout, it is expected that the player would stick to the rules of the game and not misuse the extra space to place wagons in order to make the game easier. So if you're shunting the blue end of the board, you may only use those parts of the board highlighted in blue. Standard shunting principles apply, which means that wagons may not be left outside of a siding or standing foul of any points/switches.
Doublenook v2 03
This image is basically a visual explanation of the origin of the Doublenook design.
The Doublenook is a development of the classic Inglenook shunting puzzle (more information can be found at www.wymann.info/ShuntingPuzzles/sw-inglenook.html). The idea is to take two Inglenook layouts, highlighted here in blue and yellow, and lay them back-to-back with some overlap between the headshunt and one of the sidings in order to give greater shunting opportunities and a greater mental challenge for the player.
With 16 wagons (8 on each side) and a single loco, each end of the board can be shunted separately as a standalone Inglenook according to the normal operating rules. Although there is more space on this board than is normally available on a standard Inglenook layout, it is expected that the player would stick to the rules of the game and not misuse the extra space to place wagons in order to make the game easier. So if you're shunting the blue end of the board, you may only use those parts of the board highlighted in blue. Standard shunting principles apply, which means that wagons may not be left outside of a siding or standing foul of any points/switches.