@Fairrosamund Thank you for the technical information. I must admit I was not familiar with operational practice at Gedling, and as such have decided to build another scenario at Gedling which will depict operations as you describe them.

@pjohnandlyns Thanks for playing, glad you enjoyed.

A good nostalgic scenario for me as I used to work down this Pit many years ago .However this scenario is not technically correct because only empty wagons were stabled in the upper sidings then brought down the bank through the gates for the coal to be loaded then shunted to the full sidings for dispatch.This is because our (NCB) loco's could not push a loaded train of wagons up the 1/100 bank to the empty sidings.Over the years I must have helped to fill many a wagon.Just for the record Gedling Pit is now a Country Park! Thank you for sharing this scenario.

Hi H.S. Have to agree with @chris on this and it ran OK with no problems. Tea and lunch before a run in the 8 F.

@chris I found I had to boost the ambient light to see what I was doing. I experienced similarly dark days in Nottingham-walking from my student housing to the tram stop in winter wasn't fun, partly as it was very dark and often bitterly cold.

Interesting shunting task thank you HS. On tricky side but all managed OK and looking forward to the tea. Although the effect of looking through all that snow might just need a lie down in a darkened room. Makes me appreciate what my grandfather must have experienced at times and what they had to endure at times. 4F coped well. Kind Regards. Chris