My Märklin MoBa shadow-stations and helix
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2021
- A quick video of the two main shadow-stations of my Märklin H0 railroad.
The lower station has 8 tracks of 4 meters. The upper station has 7 tracks. Each track is divided into two 2-meters ections and can hold 2 short trains or 1 long one.
Upon arrival at the shadow-station, trains are stopped and measured for length. A track is automatically assigned.
Once a train is allowed to LEAVE the station, one is selected automatically by the PLC (a computer used in industrial automatization).
Even though the layout is heavily automated and computer-controlled, running equipment is old-school ANALOGUE, and uses good old AC sine-wave in the tracks... :-) -Even though, simulated breaking and acceleration-stretches are implemented on the visual part of the layout, before and after signals.
The helix to-and-from the lower shadow-station is a 4-round R4/R5 ramp.
The lower shadow-station has been working like this for over 15 years now. (The upper station a few years less)
Edit 2023-11-24; Both shadow-stations have had all tracks lengthened to 5 meters, and 4 of the 15 tracks has been divided into 3 segments instead of 2, in order to optimize use for shorter trains, -especially those running to/from the branchline (where a maximum of 1,5m length must be observed). - Авто та транспорт
How many tracks do you have on each level and how far are the levels spaced from each other?
Thanks for your comment!
There are 9 levels (including the small top alpine shadow-station) with roughly 10cm between each level.
"Tracks per level" varies greatly, and I couldn´t tell you. -But if you refer to the 2 main shadow-stations, there is a total of 15 tracks, each 5 meters usefull length.